In pics: Snana Yatra, hot summer days and more news from Kolkata
A quick look at the week that was for Kolkata
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My Kolkata Web Desk |
Published 04.06.23, 08:08 PM
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Snana Yatra was celebrated at Iskcon House on Gurusaday Road, Kolkata, on Sunday
Ashim Paul
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Kolkata Tramways celebrated its 150th anniversary on June 4 and also observed World Environment Day, which falls on June 5. A special tram, Chaitali, was dedicated to Rabindranath Tagore and a tram ride was organised from Gariahat to Esplanade and Shyambazar on the occasion
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Rescue booths were set up at Howrah station for victims of the Coromandel Express accident
Soumyajit Dey
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Bollywood producer-director duo Amit Agarwal and Madhur Bhandarkar were spotted at Dakshineswar Temple on Saturday. Bhandarkar was in Kolkata to attend a wedding on Friday. Bhandarkar also enjoyed a sumptuous breakfast at Neu Nasta with malai toast, club kachori, jalebi, khandvi and kesar chai
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A bumper crop in 2023 has left mango sellers in West Bengal a happy lot. Also, mango exports from West Bengal are expected to begin from early June with shipments to West Asian countries. There have also been enquiries for export orders from Europe. In 2022, Malda exported 10 metric tonnes of mangoes to Europe and 24 metric tonnes to West Asian countries
Arnab Dutta
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A fleet of police control room motorcycles was flagged off at Lalbazar police headquarters for Dial 100 emergency response service
Suvendu Das
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An elephant enjoys a cool bath in the scorching heat at Alipore zoo on Thursday. This week, the weather condition was mostly hot and humid. The maximum temperature on Sunday in Kolkata was recorded to be around 37.2 ˚C by IMD
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Several parts of Kolkata have been beautified with coloured artworks. In picture, a colourful graffiti near the airport
Soumyajit Dey
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With 138 days to go for Durga Puja, idol-makers at Kumartuli are already busy completing Durga idols to send off to faraway lands. In picture, artist Kaushik Ghosh puts the finishing touches to an idol that will be travelling to London
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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and ports, shipping and waterways minister Sarbananda Sonowal during the flag-off ceremony of the Guwahati-New Jalpaiguri Vande Bharat Express at Guwahati station on May 29.
