Sweltering Thursday for Kolkatans, upcoming food park and other news in pictures

A quick look at the day that was for Kolkata

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Published 13.06.24, 06:24 PM

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A white-breasted waterhen, a common resident bird of Bengal and also known as ‘dahuk’, at Rabindra Sarobar on Thursday morning

Soumyajit Dey

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A food zone is being set up at Tala Park

Arnab Dutta

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Commuters wait under the shade of a tree amid scorching temperature of around 37ºC, which coupled with the high humidity felt much higher on the skin

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Writer, child-rights activist and actor Nandana Dev Sen uploaded this photograph early on Saturday with the caption: ‘“Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson #WednesdayWisdom #HudsonValley #HudsonHighlands #EmbracingNature #SummerSolstice’

nandanadevsen / Instagram

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Workers under the parks and squares department of Kolkata Municipal Corporation engaged in afforestation to create a green buffer zone in borough III on Thursday

KMC / Facebook

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Former cricketer Jhulan Goswami with her English counterpart Monty Panesar during the Bengal PRO T20 Cricket League at the Eden Gardens on Thursday

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Picks Of The Day Rabindra Sarobar Summer Heat Water Birds Nandana Dev Sen Tala Park Food Indian Birds Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC)

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