Durand Cup 2024, Durga Puja countdown and more Kolkata news in pictures

NorthEast United won the Durand Cup 2024, defeating Mohun Bagan in the final with a thrilling comeback. The match ended at 3-4. NorthEast United's victory marked their first-ever trophy win. Bollywood actor John Abraham was there to watch the final at Kolkata's Yuva Bharati Krirangan on August 31

People were seen taking home idols of Lord Ganesha from Kumartuli ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, which will be celebrated on September 7

The Esplanade-Howrah Maidan (Green Line) Metro route began Sunday operations from September 1. Trains will run between 2.15pm and 9.45pm

The Kalighat temple skywalk is still under construction and is unlikely to open before Durga Puja, as expected earlier, because of delay in work

(Top) ‘Kaashphool’ appears on the city’s fringes, heralding autumn, and (above) preparations underway at a Durga puja pandal in Baruipur, South 24-Parganas

Durga Puja preparations at Ekdalia Evergreen near Gariahat. The pandal will be modelled after Puri’s Jagannath Dham

Railway Vikas Nigam Limited workers conduct survey work for Esplanade Mominpur Metro at the Hastings crossing

The Eastern Metropolitan Bypass near the Beleghata CIT buildings has developed potholes owing to the intermittent rain last week

Monks from Sri Gaudiya Math, Bagbazar, take part in a morning rally on Janmashtami, August 26