Glimpses from Kumartuli, vector control and more news in pictures from Kolkata

A glimpse from the busy alleys of Kumartuli where artisans continue their work amid the vagaries of monsoon

Tollywood actors Prosenjit Chatterjee, Anirban Bhattacharya and Jisshu Sengupta, and director Srijit Mukherji were spotted shooting on Park Street on Sunday evening

A tarpaulin sheet and an umbrella fell short for this vendor in Beleghata to shield his vegetables from intermittent rain on Saturday. Sunday remained cloudy with traces of rain in some parts of the city

The queen of fish, hilsa, is reigning markets across the city with the onset of monsoon. Sunday lunch scenes at a Beleghata house consisted of a delish serving of ‘Ilish Bhapa’

Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) workers went around the city on Saturday to spread awareness about vector control and cleanliness

The streets of Kolkata were bustling after the Trinamool Congress’ annual Martyrs’ Day rally on Friday. Public vehicles were overcrowded and people were seen hanging from buses

July 19, the 154th birth anniversary of poet, playwright and musician Dwijendralal Ray, passed quietly without any programmes to mark the day. The building at 4A DL Ray Street where he lived is now a school.

A culvert was converted into a new underpass for pedestrians near the Kalikapur crossing on the EM Bypass

ORCHIDS The International School, New Town, hosted a DIY exhibition by the students of classes VI and VII on Tuesday. Various DIY items like handmade soaps, handmade bookmarks, desk waste bins and handmade lotions were displayed. The students learnt to make it in class for a year. All items were put on sale and students sold their products to higher grade students and the school staff

(Top) Students and teachers of Bethune Collegiate School observed Forest Week with cultural programmes and an afforestation drive and (above) an employee of Kolkata Municipal Corporation plants saplings as part of a green buffer zone on Rabindra Sarani close to the Hedua crossing