The ‘mahurat’ for Lakshmi Puja starts on Wednesday evening and (above) last-minute shoppers crowd at a shop in north Kolkata. (Top) A pandal of Unoyan exudes elegance at Serpentine Lane close to Santosh Mitra Square
Amit Datta and Suvendu Das(Clockwise) A woman applies alpona at the Das family residence in Dakshin Barasat on Wednesday and actor Devlina Kumar prepares to perform Lakshmi Puja at her residence
Pintu Mondal and My KolkataEarly evening rain in some parts of the city spread to (right) other parts as this commuter rushes back home balancing the umbrella and negotiating the traffic
AGThis new guest from South America, an alpaca, roams around at Alipore Zoo on Wednesday afternoon
Soumyajit Dey