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Durga Puja in 17 days, idol-making workshop and more Kolkata news in pictures

A quick look at the week that was for Kolkata

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 22.09.24, 06:40 PM
Mahalaya is in 10 days and New Market has been hit by the shopping frenzy
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Mahalaya is in 10 days and New Market has been hit by the shopping frenzy

Suvendu Das
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Idolmaker Mala Pal trains young students at her workshop in Kumartuli ahead of Durga Puja
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Idolmaker Mala Pal trains young students at her workshop in Kumartuli ahead of Durga Puja

Ashim Paul
Calcutta Nair Service Society celebrated Onam with Kolkata’s Malayali community. Dance, music and ‘sadya’ were a part of the celebrations
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Calcutta Nair Service Society celebrated Onam with Kolkata’s Malayali community. Dance, music and ‘sadya’ were a part of the celebrations

Soumyajit Dey
Several areas in south Bengal are still underwater. To help people in need during the floods, Bharat Sevashram Sangha has started providing cooked meals in affected areas like West Midnapore and North 24-Parganas
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Several areas in south Bengal are still underwater. To help people in need during the floods, Bharat Sevashram Sangha has started providing cooked meals in affected areas like West Midnapore and North 24-Parganas

Bharat Sevashram Sangha
(Clockwise from top left) Railway signalling staff take a selfie on September 21 with a special EMU that ran from Kolkata station to Prinsep Ghat station to commemorate 40 years of passenger operations on Circular Railway; divisional railway manager, Eastern Railway, Sealdah, Deepak Nigam (right) holds a special ticket on the occasion and school students take a joyride on the special train
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(Clockwise from top left) Railway signalling staff take a selfie on September 21 with a special EMU that ran from Kolkata station to Prinsep Ghat station to commemorate 40 years of passenger operations on Circular Railway; divisional railway manager, Eastern Railway, Sealdah, Deepak Nigam (right) holds a special ticket on the occasion and school students take a joyride on the special train

Suvendu Das
Workers paint railings on the Kolkata riverfront ahead of Durga Puja
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Workers paint railings on the Kolkata riverfront ahead of Durga Puja

Suvendu Das
Devotees immerse a Vishwakarma idol in the Hooghly at Babughat on September 18. Vishwakarma Puja was celebrated on September 17 this year
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Devotees immerse a Vishwakarma idol in the Hooghly at Babughat on September 18. Vishwakarma Puja was celebrated on September 17 this year

Arnab Dutta
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