JU pro-VC Samantak Das's last journey, Mimi on 'top of the world' and more

A candidate undergoes thermal scanning before appearing for the NEET UG exam, at an examination centre in Kolkata on Sunday, July 17.

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee congratulates Manipur Governor La Ganesan after he takes oath as acting Governor of West Bengal, at Raj Bhawan in Kolkata on Monday

Raju Raman, programme consultant at the Victoria Memorial Hall, speaks at a talk on ‘Energy Swaraj: Ways to Lead Low Carbon Lifestyles’ on July 18. The talk was organised by the Victoria Memorial Hall and the Earth Day Network-India.

Actress Nandana Dev Sen, who is an ambassador for Save the Children, visited different areas of the Sunderbans which have been affected by the pandemic and cyclones. She uploaded some moments of her visit on her Instagram on Monday.

Army personnel at the flag-off ceremony of the Durand Cup 2022 trophy tour at Fort William on Tuesday. The trophy will travel to Guwahati, Assam; Imphal, Manipur; and Jaipur, Rajasthan; before coming back to Kolkata on July 30.

Actress Mimi Chakraborty uploaded this photograph on Instagram on Tuesday.

Actor Dev Adhikari uploaded this photograph on Instagram on Wednesday.

Hundreds joined the last journey of Prof Samantak Das from the Jadavpur University (JU) campus on July 21 afternoon. Jadavpur University pro-vice-chancellor and professor of Comparative Literature was a friend, philosopher and guide to many.

Goethe Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan played host to its monthly session on electronic music called ‘Returning Sound’ on Friday. Curated by Varun Desai, the session featured Indrayudh Shome and Shailpik Biswas.

A lunch for editors and ambassadors for the first edition of Jugal’s Literature Festival was held on Saturday. The ‘mishti’ literature festival is scheduled to be held later this year.