(From top) Actress Swastika Mukherjee at the launch of MobileNXT store; actress Chaiti Ghosal and model Pujasri taste some flavours at the new Cafe Coffee Day outlet on Sarat Bose Road. Pictures by Rashbehari Das

What: Launch of MobileNXT, a one-stop shop for mobile handsets, connections and value-adds.

Where: 20/D, Park Street, ground floor.

When: Wednesday, 2.30 pm.

Take a look: The concept store from MobileNXT, India’s “first mobile retail chain”, is offering handsets across manufacturers, connections across service providers and add-ons like ringtone downloads and mobile photo printing. An exchange programme allows buyers a discount when they upgrade their handsets.

The 600 sq ft store, inaugurated by actress Swastika Mukherjee, is the fourth MobileNXT outlet in the country after Gurgaon, Mangalore and Ahmedabad. The company plans to set up two stores in Siliguri and one each in Asansol and Durgapur in this financial year.

Voiceover: “The handsets are not arranged according to brands but according to consumer needs,” said Vijay Menon, CEO of the Bangalore-based company. “If you are a music fan, you can head for the MusicNXT section, or, for PDAs and smartphones you can take a look at the WorkNXT section,” Menon said.

“In the next one year, we are looking at 31 stores and a turnover of Rs 48 crore, while in three years we are planning 170 stores and a turnover of Rs 400 crore,” he added.

A model shows off jewellery from the Art Karat collection called Graciousness on show at Genesis Art Gallery at 8-B, Middleton Street till June 10

Cafe call

What: Launch of 12th Cafe Coffee Day outlet and dessert festival.

Where: 81B, Sarat Bose Road, near Lansdowne-Hazra crossing.

When: Wednesday, 1 pm.

Take a look: The newly-opened 1,300 sq ft, 60-seater cafe is the 12th offering from the CCD chain. Actress Chaiti Ghosal was present at the opening while local rock group Rikter Skale played cover versions of popular numbers through the afternoon.

Hot coffees, cold coffees, cream blended coffees, fruit frappes, teas, smoothies, granitas, cremosas?You can find all these and more at the new outlet. If you want a quick bite, you can choose from a variety of submarines, sandwiches, burgers, pizzas, kathi rolls and samosas. Indulge your sweet tooth with cakes, pastries, brownies, sundaes and ice-creams.

One can find Cafe Coffee Day merchandise like caps, T-shirts, mugs and badges at the outlet.

Cafe Coffee Day has also launched a dessert festival across cafes in the city. On offer are Sweet Heart (rich chocolate sponge layered with chocolate truffle), B16 (banana and chocolate mousse cake), Pick Me (chocolate sponge layered with creamy chocolate mousse) and DBC (chocolate sponge with excess chocolate truffle).

The festival will continue for a month and based on the popularity of the items, they may be included in the regular menu.

The chain has plans to double the number of cafes in the city by April next year.

Pocket pinch: The desserts at the festival are priced at Rs 40 and above. Prices of coffees range between Rs 16 and Rs 67 while the food items are priced between Rs 15 and Rs 75.

Voiceover: “Cafe Coffee Day is all about quality food and beverages at affordable prices. The dessert festival aims to go one step further than the regular fare and give a value-for-money offer to our customers,” said Gnana Desigan, F&B manager of Cafe Coffee Day.