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Kolkata airport turns 100, boat show on Hooghly and others news in pictures

A quick look at the day that was for Kolkata

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 21.12.24, 05:32 PM
(From top) The cathedral at Baruipur is decorated with lights ahead of Christmas; people queue up to buy cakes at Nahoum & Sons at New Market and Behala Bazaar bustles with Xmas shoppers of all ages
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(From top) The cathedral at Baruipur is decorated with lights ahead of Christmas; people queue up to buy cakes at Nahoum & Sons at New Market and Behala Bazaar bustles with Xmas shoppers of all ages

Pintu Mondal, Suvendu Das & Sannidh Raychaudhuri
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(Clockwise from top left) Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech through a livestream on Saturday evening on the completion of 100 years of flight operations from the Kolkata airport; dignitaries at the centenary celebrations and the airport sports a bridal makeover to mark the momentous occasion
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(Clockwise from top left) Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers a speech through a livestream on Saturday evening on the completion of 100 years of flight operations from the Kolkata airport; dignitaries at the centenary celebrations and the airport sports a bridal makeover to mark the momentous occasion

Amit Datta
All boats participating in the Ananda Boat Show showcased together at the closing ceremony on the Hooghly near Prinsep Ghat on Saturday
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All boats participating in the Ananda Boat Show showcased together at the closing ceremony on the Hooghly near Prinsep Ghat on Saturday

Soumyajit Dey
Kolkatans woke up to an overcast sky on Saturday morning followed by overnight rain with barely a few days left in December
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Kolkatans woke up to an overcast sky on Saturday morning followed by overnight rain with barely a few days left in December

Krishnangshu Gangopadhyay
A farmer harvests vegetables in the rain at Bhangore on the southern fringes of Kolkata
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A farmer harvests vegetables in the rain at Bhangore on the southern fringes of Kolkata

Pintu Mondal
Intermittent rain could not dampen the spirit of shoppers in and around New Market on Saturday afternoon ahead of Christmas
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Intermittent rain could not dampen the spirit of shoppers in and around New Market on Saturday afternoon ahead of Christmas

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An illuminated VIP Road heralds Christmas celebrations at Sreebhumi on Friday night
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An illuminated VIP Road heralds Christmas celebrations at Sreebhumi on Friday night

Amit Datta

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