Countdown to Devipaksha, women's empowerment and more Kolkata news in pictures

With just a day left for Mahalaya, artists are in the final stages of painting the idols. Many are already complete, making their way to clubs and homes on trucks under tarpaulin covers, ready to usher in the festive spirit

Sannidh Raychaudhuri

(Left) Eminent artist Khoka Paul draws the eyes of the biggest Durga idol at Bagbazar Sarbojanin Durgatsab and (right) the master artist rests at the heritage puja pandal on Tuesday

Ashim Paul

(From left) Manoshi Roychowdhury, co-chairperson, Techno India Group, Meghdut Roy Chowdhury, founder, Make Calcutta Relevant Again & chief innovation officer of the group with music composers, Sourendro-Soumyojit at the unveiling of the bio-degradable Durga idol made by students of Techno India Group

My Kolkata

Around 100+ kids participated in a storytelling session organised by Park Circus Sarbojoni Durgotsav- UDDIPANI on Tuesday. Students from Kolkata schools like Ashok Hall and Young Learners visited the Puja pandal pre-Mahalaya

My Kolkata

XBOOM Utilities, an organisation dedicated to promoting safety an security, launched an initiative 'Unleash the Shakti Within: Empowering Women with Self-Defence and Sexual Assault Prevention Strategies for a Safer Tomorrow'. Under this initiative, a two-day campaign was held on September 27 and 29. Panel discussion and hands-training were given to empower girl students and women with self-defence skills and strategies to prevent sexual assault

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