Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations, countdown to Mahalaya and more Kolkata news in pictures

‘Kashphool’ blooms on the outskirts of the city in Sonarpur ahead of Durga Puja. Mahalaya is 24 days away

Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Kolkata on September 7. (Clockwise from top left) ‘Anjaliֹ’ at a north Kolkata puja, a 13-ft replica of Adiyogi at the Executive Palace Complex on VIP Road, Baguiati, and a puja near Lake Kalibari

A fire broke out in a tea shop on platform no. 1 of Ghutiari Sharif station in Canning on Sunday morning. About seven to eight shops were destroyed

Nuns from the Missionaries of Charity paid tribute to Mother Teresa on her 27th death anniversary. Special prayers were held at the Mother House on AJC Bose Road on September 5

Students and staff of Ruby Park Public School celebrated Teachers’ Day on September 5. The school also paid tribute to former Indian President Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, whose birthday is commemorated as Teachers’ Day

Around 35 artworks by artist Aditi Chakraborty were exhibited at Bridging Culture and Arts Foundation (B-CAF) till September 8. The exhibition was inaugurated on September 3 in the presence of dignitaries like Rita Bhimani, CEO, Ritam Communications, corporate PR specialist and writer; Indrani, National Award-winning director; and Reena Dewan, art curator and director, B-CAF

A new ghat is being constructed on the banks of the Adi Ganga at Kalighat