Kali Puja preparations, Big B’s birthday, Bowbazar house cracks and more

A Lakshmi idol being brought to Babughat for immersion on Monday, October 10

Members of the All Bengal Amitabh Bachchan Fans' Association celebrated Big B’s birthday on October 11, Tuesday

An artist paints an idol of goddess Kali at Kumartuli on Wednesday, October 12. Kali Puja falls on October 24 this year

Bandhan Bank announced Sourav Ganguly as its brand ambassador on October 13

The recently launched Solar Dome in New Town has about 2,000 solar panels and houses exhibits on renewable energy

A resident of Bowbazar points to a crack on the floor of his house caused by water seepage during construction work for the East-West Metro corridor

Manchester United icons Mikael Silvestre (left) and Wes Brown (right) attend a meet-and-greet session at Himalaya Optical Store in South City Mall on Saturday, October 15. The session was organised as part of the #ILOVEUNITED, an event Manchester United are organising in India. Official partners of the football club were given a scope to take part in the event

A pro-veganism demonstration carried out by vegans in front of Victoria Memorial’s north gate on Saturday on the eve of World Food Day. World Food Day is observed annually on October 16 in remembrance of the day when the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations was founded in 1945. The primary aim is to tackle global hunger and strive to eradicate hunger across the world

A day after 10 houses in Madan Dutta Lane developed cracks owing to East-West Metro tunneling work, residents of the area can be seen relocating to safer places on Saturday, October 15