Voice for trams, birth anniversary of Vidyasagar and more Kolkata news in pictures

Citizens gathered at Shyambazar tram depot on Thursday, urging people to come together to conserve trams. The discontinuation of the heritage transport system was announced this month

Artists at Dompara working relentlessly to finish props for Durga Puja pandals as Mahalaya is less than a week away

West Bengal education minister Bratya Basu offers floral tribute to Iswar Chandra Vidyasagar on his 204th birth anniversary

Former Manchester City player Shaun Wright-Phillips was at Sister Nivedita University (SNU) on September 25 as was the Premier League trophy. The event was part of a collaboration between Manchester City Football Schools and Techno India. Speaking about the tie-up, Debdut Roychowdhury, director at Techno India Group, said: ‘We have partnered with Manchester City for the next 10 years to bring their level of training and facilities to Kolkata, with a centre opening soon in Garia.’ The project will see its soft launch in February 2025

Make Calcutta Relevant Again, in collaboration with Y-East and Hulladek Recycling, will be for the first time hosting Onyo Pujo - a Durga Pujo with a difference. Onyo Pujo is a students' initiative where the pandal has been designed by students from Ecole Intuit Lab. The idol, made last year by students of Techno India Group using fabric scraps, is being repurposed for this year's Onyo Pujo, further pushing the envelope for sustainability and rebirth