Prose session, a day to Rath Yatra, fresh graduates and more Kolkata news in pictures

Rakshanda Jalil (left) reads out from her book, ‘Love in the Time of Hate’, as part of a conversation with Sangeeta Datta, Ehsaas Woman of London, at the latest edition of An Author’s Afternoon, organised by Prabha Khaitan Foundation at Taj Bengal. During the session, Jalil spoke about her journey as a writer, translator and critic

The Bengal Club buzzed with excitement on Friday night as ‘An Evening of Jazz & Broadway Standards’ drew music lovers from all over town. The ensemble featured Sucheta Sanyal on vocals, Satyajit Roychaudhury on saxophone, Leslie D'Gama on bass, Arunava Shonai Chatterjee on piano, and Premjit Dutta on drums

An artisan works on a model at Kumartuli on Friday. These models will be sent to Medinipur for Rath Yatra

A youngster relishes a snack in front of a wall adorned with graffiti in Bagbazar

The first undergraduate batch of design students, under the partnership of École Intuit Lab and Techno India University, celebrate their graduation ceremony. The convocation ceremony was graced by Nivedita Poddar, art entrepreneur, Manoshi Roychowdhury, co-chairperson, Techno India Group, and Meghdut Roychowdhury, chief innovation officer and executive director, Techno India Group and Satrajit Sen, National Award-winning producer and director

Kolkata Municipal Corporation workers install sewage pipes at Banerjee Para Road near Tollygunge