Glimpses of KIFF, season’s first shower, iftar at Nakhoda mosque and more

CELEBRATING CINEMA: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, veteran actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha and other eminent personalities at the inauguration ceremony of the 27th Kolkata International Film Festival at Nazrul Mancha on Monday, April 25

POWERFUL PERFORMANCE: Actress-turned-politician Sayantika Banerjee performs at the inauguration ceremony of the Kolkata International Film Festival at Nazrul Mancha on Monday, April 25

GLEEFUL: A woman speaks on the phone at the Kolkata International Film Festival on Tuesday, April 26

CINEPHILIA: Two women stand in front of an installation showcasing film posters at the Kolkata International Film Festival on Tuesday, April 26

ALL EYES ON KIFF: A man walks past an installation built on the occasion of the Kolkata International Film Festival at Nandan on Tuesday, April 26

LIGHT, CAMERA AND SELFIE: Visitors at the Kolkata International Film Festival on Tuesday, April 26

LIFE GOALS: Students write the West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination papers on Saturday, April 30. The WBJEE is a state-level entrance test for admission to engineering, pharmacy, and architecture courses

DEVOUT: People break their day-long fast with iftar at Nakhoda mosque on Saturday, April 30

PRELUDE TO THE RAIN: An overcast sky over Mahatma Gandhi Road on Saturday, April 30

RELIEF: A child and his guardian walk in the rain on Saturday, April 30. The city received its long-overdue shower on Saturday evening