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Independence Day parade, Janmashtami, Mamata Banerjee at East Bengal Club and more

In pictures, some events that marked the week that was for Kolkata

My Kolkata Web Desk Published 21.08.22, 11:39 AM
A tableau modelled after a palanquin carries a Durga idol as part of the Independence Day parade on Red Road on Monday, August 15.
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A tableau modelled after a palanquin carries a Durga idol as part of the Independence Day parade on Red Road on Monday, August 15.

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Police personnel perform at the Independence Day parade on Monday, August 15.
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Police personnel perform at the Independence Day parade on Monday, August 15.

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At the Independence Day parade on Red Road on Monday, August 15.
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At the Independence Day parade on Red Road on Monday, August 15.

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Schoolchildren pose during a visit to 'INS Savitri', a frontline warship anchored at Kidderpore dock. The excursion was part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. Apeejay Schools uploaded this photograph on Wednesday, August 17.
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Schoolchildren pose during a visit to 'INS Savitri', a frontline warship anchored at Kidderpore dock. The excursion was part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations. Apeejay Schools uploaded this photograph on Wednesday, August 17.

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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with a football at the inauguration of the Raja Suresh Chandra Chowdhury Memorial Archive at East Bengal Club in Kolkata, Wednesday, August 17.
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West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee with a football at the inauguration of the Raja Suresh Chandra Chowdhury Memorial Archive at East Bengal Club in Kolkata, Wednesday, August 17.

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BCCI president Sourav Ganguly at a programme to commemorate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 125th birth anniversary on Wednesday, August 17.
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BCCI president Sourav Ganguly at a programme to commemorate Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 125th birth anniversary on Wednesday, August 17.

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Afternoon sky over the East Kolkata Wetlands on Wednesday, August 17.
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Afternoon sky over the East Kolkata Wetlands on Wednesday, August 17.

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(L-R) Movie producer Ekta Kapoor, Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu and actor Pavail Gulati at a promotional event for 'Dobaaraa' in the city on Thursday, August 18.
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(L-R) Movie producer Ekta Kapoor, Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu and actor Pavail Gulati at a promotional event for 'Dobaaraa' in the city on Thursday, August 18.

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Children play at a Go As You Like contest organised by the Indian Museum on its premises to celebrate Janmashtami on Friday, August 19.
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Children play at a Go As You Like contest organised by the Indian Museum on its premises to celebrate Janmashtami on Friday, August 19.

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Artisans carry a half-finished idol of Kali to safety on a rainy afternoon at Kumartuli on Friday, August 19.
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Artisans carry a half-finished idol of Kali to safety on a rainy afternoon at Kumartuli on Friday, August 19.

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