Kolkata reels under heatwave, IPL craze and more news in pictures

Elephants at the Alipore Zoological Gardens take a refreshing bath under the newly installed shower

A strong isolation heatwave kept the mercury hovering at 40°C and higher all through the week. Sunday recorded a temperature of 41.3°C, 6°C above normal for this time of the year

The intense heatwave has kept many Kolkatans indoors. A deserted Sister Nibedita (Bally) Setu on Saturday and (above) an empty tram on the Tollygunge-Ballygunge. The last time Kolkata experienced rainfall was on March 20-21

Swami Vivekananda Vidyamandir, Singur, Hooghly, and Vision of Bengal, Howrah, in association with the Indian Postal Department, on Sunday launched 'My Stamp', a commemorative initiative honouring esteemed personalities who have made significant contributions in their respective fields. Manash Kumar Ghosh and Saroj Chakraborty, representing Swami Vivekananda Vidyamandir and Vision of Bengal respectively, took the noble initiative to launch 'My Stamp', recognising the exceptional accomplishments of author Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay; music maestro Ajoy Chakraborty; actor Paran Bandopadhyay; first Lokpal of India & former judge of Supreme Court of India Pinaki Chandra Ghosh; former director of ISI Kolkata Bimal Kumar Roy, and co-chairman, department of Nephrology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, Anil Kumar Bhalla

Students assembled at the Hindu School for the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) on Sunday

A rail coach restaurant being built at Sealdah station. Similar restaurants are in operation at Howrah, Asansol and New Jalpaiguri stations

The Knight Riders took on Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens on Friday. KKR lost the match

Swami Gautamanandaji Maharaj was elected the president of the Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission at a meeting of the board of trustees of the Math and the governing body of the Mission at Belur Math on April 24. He is the 17th president of the twin organisations

Amrita Panda, founder of DeepRanjani Foundation, Subrata Dutta, managing director of The George Telegraph, and others at the opening of ‘A Journey Through Special Senses’, an exhibition aimed at spreading awareness about autism. “April is autism awareness month and hence it is an opportunity to focus on individuals with special needs. I also wanted people to know that people with autism also possess a lot of talent,” said Panda