How Kolkata is getting ready for Durga Puja and more news in pictures from the city

With just six days left for Mahalaya, several Durga idols made their way from Kumartuli to pandals across Kolkata on Sunday morning

Dressed in cricket uniforms with bats and flags, women of Pathuriyaghata Pancher Palli are bringing Durga idol from Kumartuli to mark the first match of India in World Cup on Sunday

Kolkata Municipal Corporation workers carried out a dengue awareness drive at Chetla Bazar and adjacent areas on Saturday. Stored water in containers was checked, dengue awareness leaflets were distributed and anti-larvae pesticides were sprayed

Floral tributes were paid during the 130th birth anniversary of Dr Meghnad Saha at the Birla Industrial & Technological Museum (BITM), Kolkata. An open-house quiz and autobiography-writing contests were held. A documentary titled 'Harbinger of Modern Astrophysics: Professor Meghnad Saha' was screened for over 400 students

Models on Thursday dressed up in traditional Puja saris and flaunted cricket gear at Mrignayani, the Madhya Pradesh government emporium at the in Dakshinapan shopping complex, to mark Durga Puja and the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023

Thursday proved harrowing for commuters around Kolkata’s business district. With two rallies choking all main thoroughfares around BBD Bag, traffic stood standstill from Rabindra Sadan to Raj Bhavan

Medha Basu, a scholar of ITC SRA and also a PhD scholar in physics at Jadavpur University, sings solo at the ‘Arpan’ festival at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Golpark. The event was organised by ITC Sangeet Research Academy

Youngsters check out war arms on display at Fort William on Monday. The event was jointly organised by the Indian Army Bengal Sub-Area Headquarters and Rota Talks

Intermittent drizzle over more than a week could not beat the enthusiasm of Puja shoppers at New Market even on Monday, a part of the extended weekend