Joy on the streets of City of Joy, Metro updates and more news from Kolkata in pictures

From Bowbazar to Baguiati and from Baghajatin to Sealdah, cricket fans hit the roads of Kolkata late on Saturday night to celebrate India’s victory in the ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup 2024

Work underway for the construction of portal beams of Pier-288 & Pier-289 near Metropolitan crossing. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited has taken all possible safety measures while executing this job on EM Bypass

The Bhoj Company is celebrating Mango Festival with delectable dishes infused with mangoes like Aam Echor Chop, Aam Post Bora, Aam Kasundi Murgi Bhapa, Aam Payesh and more. The festival will be open from July 1 and continue till July 30

A scrap airplane is being transported by truck near Airport in Kolkata

Waterlogged stretches along Strand Road and Mahatma Gandhi Road on Saturday. It has rained on most days since June 24 and the southwest monsoon covered most of West Bengal on Friday. On Saturday, Kolkata recorded around 92.4mm while on Sunday evening, IMD recorded only trace rainfall till 6pm

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation carried out a cleanliness drive around the city to remove plastic that clog drains and cause waterlogging during the monsoon season

Metro Railway has installed New Automatic Smart Card Recharge Machines (ASCRM) at Dakshineswar, Dum Dum, Central, Chandni Chowk, Esplanade, Rabindra Sadan, Jatin Das Park, Kalighat and Kavi Subhash Metro stations on the Blue Line for the convenience of the passengers. In picture, a passenger uses the machine for smart card recharge at Chandni Chowk Metro station

Rath Yatra preparations underway on Gurusaday Road.Rath Yatra will be celebrated on July 7 this year

An artisan works on a Durga idol’s face in Kumartuli on Wednesday. Counting from Sunday, Durga Puja is about 101 days away

KMC parks and squares department is constructing a landscape garden on the sides of the footpath along Vivekananda Road as part of a beautification drive

Argentina Football Fan Club in south Kolkata celebrated Lionel Messi’s birthday on Monday. Fans turned up in Argentina’s football jerseys and cut a cake in the shape of a football field