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NRC, farm protest, Burj Khalifa... the many sights of Durga Puja countdown

In pictures, the week that was for Kolkata

My Kolkata Web Desk Kolkata Published 09.10.21, 05:25 PM
FAN FRAME: A group of NCC cadets, who had come to watch the Durand Cup finals between Goa FC and Mohammedan Sporting, at Salt Lake stadium on Sunday, October 3. With 34,000 spectators in the stands, Goa captain Edu Bedia's decisive score in extra time helped his team lift the cup
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FAN FRAME: A group of NCC cadets, who had come to watch the Durand Cup finals between Goa FC and Mohammedan Sporting, at Salt Lake stadium on Sunday, October 3. With 34,000 spectators in the stands, Goa captain Edu Bedia's decisive score in extra time helped his team lift the cup

Bibhash Lodh/My Kolkata
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CHAK DE! Sports Authority of India’s senior Women’s team hone their skills ahead of the departmental National Championship 2021 at SAI Kolkata in Salt Lake last week. Women's hockey in India has got a booster shot after the women’s national team finished fourth in the Tokyo Olympics earlier this year
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CHAK DE! Sports Authority of India’s senior Women’s team hone their skills ahead of the departmental National Championship 2021 at SAI Kolkata in Salt Lake last week. Women's hockey in India has got a booster shot after the women’s national team finished fourth in the Tokyo Olympics earlier this year

From Sports Authority of India's Twitter account, @Media_SAI
WRITE STUFF: Noted Bengali writer and current sheriff of Kolklata Mani Shankar Mukhopadhyay, right, receives the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 from poet Subodh Sarkar on Tuesday, October 5. Mukhopadhyay, known as Shankar to generations, was awarded the prize for his memoir, ‘Eka Eka Ekashi’
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WRITE STUFF: Noted Bengali writer and current sheriff of Kolklata Mani Shankar Mukhopadhyay, right, receives the Sahitya Akademi Award 2020 from poet Subodh Sarkar on Tuesday, October 5. Mukhopadhyay, known as Shankar to generations, was awarded the prize for his memoir, ‘Eka Eka Ekashi’

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BOOKS FOR ALL: Kolkata police commissioner Soumen Mitra after inaugurating a library on the Traffic Training School premises at Tala on Wednesday, October 6. According to the police, the library has been set up with help from iLead Foundation, and aims to serve book lovers of all ages, including students preparing for competitive exam. The library can accommodate 15 readers at a time and will be open to all very soon
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BOOKS FOR ALL: Kolkata police commissioner Soumen Mitra after inaugurating a library on the Traffic Training School premises at Tala on Wednesday, October 6. According to the police, the library has been set up with help from iLead Foundation, and aims to serve book lovers of all ages, including students preparing for competitive exam. The library can accommodate 15 readers at a time and will be open to all very soon

From Kolkata Police's Facebook account, @kolkatapoliceforce
DURGA IN THE TIME OF NRC: The Goddess is shown as a family being taken to a detention camp at Barisha Club in south Kolkata. Last year, the club had chosen to show a migrant worker mother as Ma Durga
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DURGA IN THE TIME OF NRC: The Goddess is shown as a family being taken to a detention camp at Barisha Club in south Kolkata. Last year, the club had chosen to show a migrant worker mother as Ma Durga

From Soumyajit Majumder's Twitter account, @SoumyajitWrites
LIGHTS, CAMERA...:Actor turned politician Dev at the inauguration ceremony of Sreebhumi Sporting Club’s Durga Puja on Friday, October 8. The club has modelled its pandal after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, with stunning lights by by Babu Pal of Chandernagore
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LIGHTS, CAMERA...:Actor turned politician Dev at the inauguration ceremony of Sreebhumi Sporting Club’s Durga Puja on Friday, October 8. The club has modelled its pandal after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, with stunning lights by by Babu Pal of Chandernagore

Amit Datta/My Kolkata
CROWD-PULLER: Visitors at Sreebhumi Sporting Club on Friday, October 8. Pandal hoppers across the city have started pouring into the streets already and the Sreebhumi Puja is a big draw
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CROWD-PULLER: Visitors at Sreebhumi Sporting Club on Friday, October 8. Pandal hoppers across the city have started pouring into the streets already and the Sreebhumi Puja is a big draw

Amit Datta/My Kolkata
READY FOR IPL PLAYOFFS: Kolkata Knight Riders players celebrate their victory over Rajasthan Royals on Friday, October 8. It was also all-rounder Abhishek Nayar and bowler Pravin Vijay Tambe’s birthday
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READY FOR IPL PLAYOFFS: Kolkata Knight Riders players celebrate their victory over Rajasthan Royals on Friday, October 8. It was also all-rounder Abhishek Nayar and bowler Pravin Vijay Tambe’s birthday

From Kolkata Knight Riders' Facebook account, @KolkataKnightRiders
PROTEST AS PUJA THEME: Dum Dum Park Bharat Chakra has decided to depict the ongoing farmers’ agitation against the farm laws as their theme for this year’s Durga Puja. Other political themes this year include the Partition, chosen by Naktala Udayan Sangha in south Kolkata for their Puja
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PROTEST AS PUJA THEME: Dum Dum Park Bharat Chakra has decided to depict the ongoing farmers’ agitation against the farm laws as their theme for this year’s Durga Puja. Other political themes this year include the Partition, chosen by Naktala Udayan Sangha in south Kolkata for their Puja

Amit Datta/My Kolkata

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