In pics: FIFA Round of 16, preparations for KIFF and more latest news from Kolkata

Huge posters of footballers being set up at a football fan village in Kolkata as city fans gear up for the Round of 16 stage of FIFA World Cup 2022. Over the next four days, top two teams from each group that progressed will fight it out in the hope of winning the coveted trophy. In the knock-out stage, the teams play each other once, with the winning team going to the next round

(Left) Workers carry out repair work at Nandan ahead of the 28th edition of Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) scheduled from December 15 to December 22, 2022. (Right) People fill up forms for delegate cards for the event at Nandan

(Top) R. Praggnanandhaa (right in pic) of India makes a move against Wesley So of USA at the Blitz event at the Tata Steel Chess India 2022 tournament, in Kolkata on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. (Bottom) Nihal Sarin (right in pic) of India plays against Hikaru Nakamura of USA at the tournament

Bharatiya Janata Party’s national vice-president and MP from Medinipur, Dilip Ghosh, at the dedication ceremony of lifts on the south side circulating area, platforms 1 and 2, and platforms 5 and 6 at the Kharagpur station on Saturday. Hiranmoy Chattopadhyaya, MLA, Kharagpur Sadar, was also present at the event

A white tiger takes a walk inside its enclosure at Alipore Zoological Garden in Kolkata on Saturday