Driverless Metro, Earth Day campaign and more news from Kolkata in pictures

Kolkata becomes the second city in India to introduce driverless Metro operations. Kolkata Metro adopted an Automatic Train Operation (ATO) System between Salt Lake Sector V to Sealdah stretch of East-West Metro. Despite being driverless initially, each cabin has a metro official for supervision, ensuring passenger safety and addressing any issues

Suvendu Das

Eastern Railway has introduced a counter at Sealdah station where passengers can pay through UPI to purchase tickets

Suvendu Das

Kolkata experienced another hot and humid day as the strong solar insolation heatwave continued. The maximum recorded temperature on Friday was around 40˚C

Amit Datta

Ahead of Earth Day, which is on April 22, members of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) and Animal allies doused themselves with sludge and campaigned against toxic leather in the New Market area on Friday

Arnab Dutta