Chief minister Mamata Banerjee arrives for the Republic Day parade at Red Road on Friday morning
All photographs by Suvendu DasGovernor CV Ananda Bose salutes while the National Anthem is played following the hoisting of the Tricolour
Bagpipers of the Indian Army march past the podium
Members of the Kolkata police band blow their gleaming trumpets
Pinaka, SMERCH, ULH,L-70 missiles on full display at the parade on Red Road
A cultural performance put up by youngsters for the spectators on Red Road
Members of Sukanya, Kolkata Police, demonstrate their skills
Members walk past holding boards mentioning all GI products of West Bengal with the tagline ‘Aamra Gorbito Bangla Dhanyo’ by the department of micro, small and medium enterprises: Baluchari saree, Sundarban honey and other various products
Students of St Thomas School Kolkata put up a colourful dance performance
Artistes with linear programming problems from Cooch Behar perform Bairati dance
Chhau dance artistes from Purulia give a lively performance
The Winners team from Kolkata Police ride past the podium on two-wheelers
US consul general in Kolkata Melinda Pavek (extreme right) and other senior consular officials at the January 26 parade
Ashim PaulDefence personnel clad in distinctive white livery and black gleaming boots march in perfect synchronisation on the rose-petal-strewn Red Road on Friday
Ashim PaulSchoolgirls clad in Tricolour clothes perform on Red Road
Ashim Paul