Scorching days, match mania 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 21.04.24, 09:12 PM
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It’s been a royal week for the Eden Gardens with two Kings gracing the ground. First, it was Shah Rukh Khan who was there to cheer the Knights for the match against Rajasthan Royals on April 16 and then Virat Kohli for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders game. Both matches went on till the last ball — KKR lost the first, but triumphed in the second one on Sunday
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A strong solar isolation heatwave has been tormenting the city for the last few days. The maximum temperature on Sunday once again touched the 40˚C mark in Kolkata. According to IMD, the condition is most likely to prevail till April 25
Arnab Dutta
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Women riding scooters in saris joined a Mahavir Jayanti procession on Sunday that started from Rabindra Sarani on Sunday morning
Suvendu Das
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A special puja was held at Shree Panch Mukhi Hanuman Mandir at Raja Katra in north Kolkata on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti
Suvendu Das
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Kolkata became the second city in India to introduce driverless Metro operations. Kolkata Metro adopted an Automatic Train Operation (ATO) System between Salt Lake Sector V to Sealdah stretch of East-West Metro. All cabins will initially have a Metro official for supervision, passenger safety and problem-solving
Suvendu Das
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Three cars caught fire at Chandni Chowk on Thursday afternoon. Four fire-tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames. No casualties were reported
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Bangaliyana Mela 2024 held at Baguiati beside VIP Road from April 15 to 21 saw stalls selling handcrafted jewellery, garments, home decor and food
Amit Datta
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Kolkata Centre for Creativity hosted an interactive session on compost-making in the run-up to Earth Day, which will be observed on April 22. ‘Compost Carnival: Waste Not, Compost Lots!’ by Mamta Sumit Binani Foundation, Home for You, Yi of CII, Emami Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Maheshwari International Business Foundation, Eyantram, Sew In Style, together with MSME Adda was dedicated to sustainability and environmental care
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Astro Nights brought sky-watching sessions, space-themed talk, open-house quiz and a science exhibition to Birla Industrial and Technological Museum on April 19
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Annapurna Puja was held on Tuesday. Women were seen making arrangements in the morning at Lake Kalibari and aarti was performed at Dum Dum on Tuesday. Goddess Annapurna is worshipped as the deity of nourishment
