Artisan Mala Paul works on a miniature Durga idol at Kumartuli on Tuesday.
Ashim Paul/My KolkataA woman carries an idol of Ganesh at Kumartuli on Tuesday. According to Drik Panchang, the festival is celebrated in the Shukla Paksha of the Bhadrapada month which, as per the Gregorian calendar, falls in August or September. This year, Ganesh Chaturthi will begin on August 31.
Suvendu Das/My KolkataA man walks past statues of Mahatma Gandhi and Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose in north Kolkata on Tuesday afternoon.
Amit Datta/My KolkataDark clouds dot the sky on Tuesday afternoon. IMD had indicated normal to above-normal rainfall this year. August 2021 was the sixth driest August on record since 1901. August 2022, on the other hand, is likely to end up with around 7% excess rain, IMD had predicted.
Amit Datta/My Kolkata