Durga Puja countdown, Chandrayaan 3 mission and more news in pictures for Kolkata

Khuti Puja was held at the Sovabazar Beniatola Sarbojanin Durga Puja on Sunday. The puja committee celebrated the Chandrayaan 3 mission. Cabinet minister of industries, commerce & enterprises Shashi Panja was present at the venue

Khuti Puja was held at Ballygunge 21 Pally on Sunday. Actor Anashua Majumdar along with Trinamool Congress MLA Debashis Kumar were present during the occasion

Construction work in progress at Majerhat Metro station. The work is expected to be completed by September

A few cages being repaired at Alipore zoo

Members of Railpukur United Club, Baguiati, took out a procession on Saturday advocating the use of environment-friendly jute banners and posters during Durga Puja in West Bengal and spreading public awareness against the use of thermocol, plastic and flex by puja organisers

Forest festival was celebrated at Kolkata Press club on Friday

School students enjoyed the launch of Chandrayaan 3 at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum on Friday afternoon

Students of St Mary’s School, Dum Dum, planted 50 saplings provided by the parks & squares department of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation

With Durga Puja less than 100 days away, artisans busy at work in Kumartuli

Kolkata has been experiencing rainfall in pockets during the past week. The temperature has come down because of the showers. According to IMD, the maximum temperature was 32.6 ˚C on Sunday. However, the maximum humidity was 94%

Shravan Somwar was observed on Monday. Shravan’s first Monday fast is dedicated to Lord Shiva