In pics: Bengal loses Ranji Trophy, rally for Swami Vivekananda and more news from Kolkata

Bengal players dejected after losing the Ranji Trophy final to Saurashtra at the Eden Gardens on Sunday February 19. Saurashtra won by nine wickets to emerge as the champion

Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission celebrates the 126th anniversary of Swami Vivekananda’s return from Chicago, where he delivered his iconic speech at the Parliament of Religions in 1893. People gathered near Sealdah station to mark the day

A woman offers prayers at Rani Debendra Bala Ghat on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri on Saturday

Heritage Cafe by Scoop Restaurant and Forest Nursery inaugurated at Alipore zoo on Friday

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee interacts with dancers at a public distribution programme in Bankura on Friday, February 17. Banerjee toured West Midnapore and Purulia as well

A six-day cycle yatra was held across West Bengal by SwitchON Foundation to inspire climate action. The cyclists covered about 800km in Bengal, passing through Ranaghat, Krishnanagar, Burdwan, Durgapur, Asansol, Purulia and Bankura

A religious procession organised by Bharat Sevashram Sangha to mark the occasion of founder Swami Pranavananda’s birth anniversary ahead of Maha Shivratri in Kolkata on Thursday, February 16

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya at the 2023 Budget presentation at the Legislative Assembly, Kolkata, on Wednesday, February 15

Soon-to-be-wed couples at a mass wedding ceremony organised by NGO Aloy Fera in Paikpara on Tuesday, February 14