Kolkata International Film Festival, Christmas preps and more Kolkata news in pictures

Cinephiles queued up at Nandan on Sunday to watch award-winning films from across the globe at the 30th Kolkata International Film Festival

The Bengal Obstetric and Gynaecological Society (BOGS) organised a panel discussion at the Town Hall on ‘Creating an inclusive, equal and violence-free society- A way forward’ on December 8. In pictures, members of BOGS along with participants took a pledge to end violence against women

Consul-general of Japan in Kolkata Nakagawa Koichi and Indian Museum director Arijit Dutta Chowdhury inaugurate an exhibition of Japanese dolls at the Nehru Children’s Museum on December 7. The show will continue till December 22, Sunday

Winter Carnival 2.0 at GD Birla Centre for Education got off to an exciting start on December 7. Hundreds of students enjoyed live performances, lip-smacking food and dollops of fun, fashion, music and entertainment throughout the wintry afternoon at the Tollygunge address

With the advent of the month of festivities, footfall has been heading north at Nahoum’s & Sons, the heritage cake shop at New Market

Shops in New Market have stocked up well with all kinds of Christmas decors and props

The Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) Kolkata hosted its annual cake-mixing ceremony on November 29 alongside honouring nation builders. This year, the institute recognised and felicitated the schools of Kolkata, acknowledging their pivotal role in shaping the stalwarts of the service industry

A rickshaw-puller carries a heap of woollens, reflecting the rising demand for winter wear to tackle the dipping mercury