Empty roads seemed to be the order of the day when Kolkata went to vote during the seventh and the last phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Saturday
All photographs by Arnab DuttaA lone rickshawpuller walks past Lindsay Street looking out for passengers
A man catches forty winks outside Esplanade Metro station
Skeletal transport ferrying few passengers could be spotted near the Metropolitan Building at Esplanade
A couple of police sergeants ride past the Tipu Sultan mosque - KC Das crossing, which on any other day remains chock-a-block with traffic
All hawker stalls under the Grand Hotel arcade remained wrapped up on polling day
Hardly a few pedestrians could be spotted at the Park Street crossing
The Indian Museum, a favourite among all ages, especially youngsters during the ongoing summer vacation, wears a deserted look on Saturday
An empty stretch of the College Street ‘Boipara’ on Saturday
The Shyambazar five-point crossing almost resembled the Covid lockdown days in Kolkata during 2020 and 2021
Dhakuria bridge too wore a desolate look
Not a soul could be seen around the locked book shops on College Street