Bus yatra, World Cup trophy tour and more news from Kolkata in pictures
A quick look at the week that was for Kolkata
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My Kolkata Web Desk |
Published 09.07.23, 07:34 PM
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A bus yatra was organised on Sunday in honour of the old buses with wooden seats on the Ramrajatala-Howrah route (bus no. 52 and 56). These buses are the last few remaining in the Kolkata with traditional wooden interiors
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Fans celebrate former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly’s 51st birthday in front of his ancestral home in Behala on Saturday
Ashim Paul
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The newly appointed vice-chancellor of Rabindra Bharati University, Subhro Kamal Mukherjee, pays tribute to Rabindranath Tagore on the Jorasanko campus on Friday
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Coffee House opened its newest outlet at Diamond Harbour. The new adda zone was inaugurated in the presence of authors, poets, filmmakers and theatre personalities.
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The ICC Men's World Cup was displayed at Modern High School for Girls, Kolkata, on Thursday. Jhulan Goswami visited the school and interacted with the students on the occasion
Soumyajit Dey
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A science demonstration was held at the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum (BITM) on Friday for students of The Future Foundation School and South City International School.
BITM
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A cannon from the British era was found on the Hooghly riverbank beside Strand Bank Road on Thursday
Ashim Paul
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US ambassador to India Eric Garcetti poses in front of a yellow cab in Kolkata on Wednesday. On his first official tour of Kolkata, Garcetti took a cab ride, tasted ‘bhanrer chaa’ and walked down Kolkata’s lanes to soak in the city’s spirit
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FIFA World Cup 2022 winning team member Argentinian Emiliano Martinez was awarded a lifetime membership of East Bengal FC at an event in Kolkata on Tuesday
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Vegetable prices peaked in West Bengal with chillies and tomatoes seeing a steep increase of more than 200 per cent in the past fortnight.
