NEW AVATAR: The revamped Milan Mela off EM Bypass on Monday, April 11. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated the Milan Mela fairground on Monday, renaming it Biswa Bangla Mela Prangan. The renovated Milan Mela has the capacity to accommodate up to 3 lakh visitors and 1,000 exhibitors a day. The integrated trade pavilion complex has been built at a cost of Rs 352 crore
Amit Datta/My KolkataTRIBUTE: A garlanded statue of Dr BR Ambedkar on his 131st birth anniversary in Kolkata on Thursday, April 14. The visionary leader, who championed the cause of the Dalits, is known as the father of the Indian Constitution
Ashim Paul/My KolkataALL THE BEST!: (From left) Actor Dev and actor Parambrata Chattopadhyay at the premiere of the movie ‘Abhijaan’ at Priya cinema on Thursday, April 14. ‘Abhijaan’ is a tribute to the legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee. The movie chronicles the extraordinary life and accomplishments of the thespian who passed away in 2020
Ashim Paul/My KolkataTHE OTHER VOICES: Folk dancers perform at the inauguration ceremony of Dalit Sahitya Utsav at Rabindra Sadan on Thursday, April 14. The literature festival will continue till April 17
My KolkataGLASS MENAGERIE: A man sells an array of figurines at a Gajan Mela on Beadon Street on the occasion of Charak on Thursday, April 14
Suvendu Das/My KolkataNEW BEGINNING: Participants at a rally to mark the Bengali New Year on Friday, April 15. Poila Baisakh, the first day of the Bengali calendar, was on April 15. People across Kolkata revelled in the occasion with much enthusiasm. Around 50,000 people swarmed Eco Park and the Mother’s Wax Museum on Friday
Amit Datta/My KolkataWELCOME: An artist paints a New Year greeting on a Kolkata road on Friday, April 15
My KolkataWORSHIPPING THE GAME: East Bengal players take part in the ‘Bar Puja’ ceremony on the occasion of Poila Baisakh to mark the beginning of a new football season on Friday, April 15. Worshipping the ground, the ball and the goalposts on the first day of the Bengali calendar is a tradition observed across Bengal for decades
Ashim Paul/My KolkataSILENT PRAYERS: Devotees pray at the tomb of Mother Teresa at the Missionaries of Charity in Taltala in central Kolkata on Friday, April 15. Poila Baisakh and Good Friday were on the same day this year. While the former is a joyous occasion, Good Friday is a day of mourning as the day commemorates Jesus Christ's crucifixion
Ashim Paul/My KolkataBLESSINGS: A Hindu priest draws religious symbols on a ledger book to mark the Bengali New Year near Kalighat temple on Friday, April 15
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