The central lobby on the ground floor of the South City Mall and the floors above wore a dazzling look on Saturday afternoon, a day ahead of Kali Puja and Diwali
Soumyajit Dey(Top) A woman lends finishing touches to an idol of goddess Kali at Potuapara (potters’ colony) in Kalighat on Saturday and (above) a brass plate at a Kolkatan’s home replete with a blend of 14 kinds of leafy vegetables. The ritual on Bhoot Chaturdashi comprises eating the mixed vegetables and lighting 14 earthen lamps a day before Kali Puja and Diwali
Soumyajit Dey and Amit Datta(Top) Colourful fairy lights lend an ethereal look to the Dakshineswar Kali Mandir on the eve of Kali Puja and (above) finishing touches being given to a Kali Puja pandal at Netaji Nagar
Dhruba Halder and Soumyajit DeyFiremen fight a blaze at an electronics godown at Madan Street in Chandni Chowk on Saturday
Ashim PaulA wrestling competition in progress at Burrabazar on Saturday
Arnab Dutta