Inauguration of Metro Orange Line, Shivratri and more news from Kolkata in pictures

Parmish Verma, Euphoria, Raj Barman and Fossils at an Afternoon with The Music Superstars at Westin on Saturday

Acropolis Mall celebrated International Women’s Day 2024. Actress Richa Sharma and Sonalee Chowdhury were present and gave away the prizes to the winners

Maha Shivratri rituals being observed at Bhootnath temple in Nimtala on Friday

(Top) History was scripted on the Orange Metro Line as Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the truncated stretch from Kavi Subhash station to Hemanta Mukhopadhyay station (Ruby crossing), connecting EM Bypass, Kasba and Anandapur, on Wednesday and (above) school students waving the Tricolour before the inaugural run

(Top) Olympian MC Mary Kom with Joshna Chinappa, Rani and Harmilan Bains at a sports conclave in Kolkata on Friday and (above) former tennis champ Sania Mirza and boxer Nikhat Zareen at the same event

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee takes part in a rally she organised on the eve of International Women’s Day on Thursday

Basanta Utsav and Book Fair were inaugurated at College Square on Wednesday. The fair will be held from March 6 to 12

Choupahari Hosto Shilpo Haat at Illambazar in Birbhum. The open market for handicrafts is open on Saturdays and Sundays every week