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In pictures: From Park Street and New Market to College Street and Dhakuria, deserted roads mark voting day in Kolkata

My Kolkata takes you on a rare visual trip of no crowds, no vehicular congestion and sunny streets

My Kolkata Web Desk Kolkata Published 01.06.24, 07:22 PM
Empty roads seemed to be the order of the day when Kolkata went to vote during the seventh and the last phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Saturday
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Empty roads seemed to be the order of the day when Kolkata went to vote during the seventh and the last phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Saturday

All photographs by Arnab Dutta
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A lone rickshawpuller walks past Lindsay Street looking out for passengers
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A lone rickshawpuller walks past Lindsay Street looking out for passengers

A man catches forty winks outside Esplanade Metro station
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A man catches forty winks outside Esplanade Metro station

Skeletal transport ferrying few passengers could be spotted near the Metropolitan Building at Esplanade
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Skeletal transport ferrying few passengers could be spotted near the Metropolitan Building at Esplanade

A couple of police sergeants ride past the Tipu Sultan mosque - KC Das crossing, which on any other day remains chock-a-block with traffic
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A couple of police sergeants ride past the Tipu Sultan mosque - KC Das crossing, which on any other day remains chock-a-block with traffic

All hawker stalls under the Grand Hotel arcade remained wrapped up on polling day
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All hawker stalls under the Grand Hotel arcade remained wrapped up on polling day

Hardly a few pedestrians could be spotted at the Park Street crossing
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Hardly a few pedestrians could be spotted at the Park Street crossing

The Indian Museum, a favourite among all ages, especially youngsters during the ongoing summer vacation, wears a deserted look on Saturday
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The Indian Museum, a favourite among all ages, especially youngsters during the ongoing summer vacation, wears a deserted look on Saturday

An empty stretch of the College Street ‘Boipara’ on Saturday
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An empty stretch of the College Street ‘Boipara’ on Saturday

The Shyambazar five-point crossing almost resembled the Covid lockdown days in Kolkata during 2020 and 2021
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The Shyambazar five-point crossing almost resembled the Covid lockdown days in Kolkata during 2020 and 2021

Dhakuria bridge too wore a desolate look
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Dhakuria bridge too wore a desolate look

Not a soul could be seen around the locked book shops on College Street
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Not a soul could be seen around the locked book shops on College Street

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