A senior citizen bends to escape getting caught in cables hanging low on Girish Avenue on Wednesday morning, three weeks after Cyclone Amphan brought down trees and wires across the city on May 20 evening.

Maze after maze of cables, strung up with impunity, have long been a hazard in the city. Little has been done to rein in the cable rogues, and multiple threats by officials have fallen on deaf ears. The post-cyclone clean-up offers a chance to bring order to the cable jungle but it cannot be done without political will.

Filmmaker appeals for relief

Filmmaker Shoojit Sircar on Tuesday appealed to various Durga Puja organising committees to opt for a low-key celebration this year and use the funds to rebuild the state which was recently hit by Cyclone Amphan.

The tropical cyclone struck several districts of Bengal and Odisha on May 20, leaving 98 people dead and causing large-scale destruction to property in both states.

Sircar requested the organisers of the festival, one of the largest in Bengal, to donate all the expenses for a better cause. Durga Puja is likely to be held in October this year.

'An appeal to all Durga Pujo and Kali Pujo organizers: A humble request to all organizers not to be extravagant for celebration and rather use all expenses for donation for rebuilding and relief of the cyclone affected areas,' the Gulabo Sitabo director wrote on Twitter.