Elusive hilsa, East Bengal-Mohun Bagan derby and other Kolkata news in pictures

(Top) Fishing boats at the Namkhana bank of Muriganga river and (above) hilsa fish are still not available in the Bay of Bengal. So fishermen are struggling to travel 700km near the Bangladesh border for sustenance. Inadequate rain and oppressive heat are being attributed to the paucity in supply of hilsa

These football fans from Spain sporting red and yellow jerseys and carrying a flag found it easy to turn into East Bengal supporters during the East Bengal versus Mohun Bagan derby at Salt Lake Stadium on Saturday

Muslim women take part in ‘khunti puja’ and creating ‘alpona’ at Unnayani Sangha Club in Kudghat on Saturday

A papad wholeseller sports a colourful hat to shield against the sun while on the way to supply neighbourhood shops in central Kolkata

Over 300 students and teachers from Taki House Government Sponsored Girls’ High School, Jyotirmoy Public School and Balia Nafar Chandra Balika Vidyalaya attended a lecture ‘Understanding of Climate Change and Corrective Actions’ by ‘Solar man of India’ Chetan Singh Solanki at Birla Industrial and Technological Museum in Ballygunge on Saturday. Solanki is a professor in IIT-Bombay besides being the founder of Energy Swaraj Foundation and brand ambassador of solar energy department of the Madhya Pradesh government