CRICKET ON THE HOOGLY: Toll plaza staff play cricket on a closed Vidyasagar Setu on Sunday, February 13. The bridge remained shut to traffic for six hours from 8am to 2pm on Sunday to let engineers from the Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners assess the condition of the 823m-long cable-suspended structure. The bridge, with three lanes in each direction, is 35m wide
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MURDER PROBE: Kolkata police personnel outside murdered gold merchant Shanti Lal Baid’s residence on Lee Road on Tuesday, February 15. His body was found at a guest house in Bhowanipore. Baid, who ran a jewellery store in Burrabazar, was abducted on Monday. The family received the first ransom call around 7.05pm the same day. Despite payment of Rs 25 lakhs to the prime suspect Vishnu Sharma near the south gate of the Victoria Memorial Hall, Baid’s life could not be saved. Sharma could not be arrested till reports last came in
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ADIEU, NIGHTINGALE: A police contingent fires a gun salute to singer Sandhya Mukherjee at the Keoratala crematorium on Wednesday, February 16. The veteran singer, whose voice enchanted generations, was cremated with full state honours at the Keoratala crematorium on Wednesday evening. She suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on Tuesday at a private hospital in Kolkata. She was 90
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SIP OF LIFE: Actor Ritabhari Chakraborty enjoys a fresh cup of joe in Dubai. The actor uploaded this photograph on her Instagram handle on Thursday, February 17, with the caption: “Coffee and more ☕️ #dubaidiaries #coffeeislife”
From Ritabhari Chakraborty's Instagram handle, @ritabhari_chakraborty
IN FULL FLOW: Virat Kohli in action during the second T20 against the West Indies at the Eden Gardens on Friday, February 18. The former Indian captain’s half-century helped the Men in Blue take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the ongoing T20 series in Kolkata. The third and final match of the series will be played on Sunday
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CAMPUS SPORTS: Students take part in an annual sports day event at Shyambazar AV School in north Kolkata on Friday, February 18. The Bengal government had reopened schools for primary and upper primary students on February 16. In-person classes for students from classes VIII to XII began on February 3
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