Durand Cup finals, Raksha Bandhan and more news in pictures from Kolkata
A quick look at the week that was for Kolkata
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My Kolkata Web Desk |
Published 03.09.23, 06:44 PM
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The much anticipated Durand Cup final match began on Sunday evening between arch-rivals East Bengal and Mohun Bagan at Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Salt Lake. The spirit was high among the supporters of the two teams. Governor CV Ananda Bose and sports minister Aroop Biswas were present. All streets led to the stadium. Nothing else mattered. Bikes, taxis, Metro rakes, local trains — all modes of transport bound for the stadium were jam-packed with football lovers
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An iconic base jump was also witnessed before the match. Two base jumps from The 42 had signalled the start of the tournament in August. Depending on the result of the match, fans of the winning team would be celebrating by having the ‘unofficial’ team mascot or team fish. So if East Bengal wins today fans of the team, who primarily are the ‘Bangals’, will devour hilsa and if Mohun Bagan wins, plates of jumbo prawns cooked in coconut will be had with steamed rice by ‘Ghoti’ fans
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A portion of an abandoned house in Bhowanipore came crashing down on Saturday evening. It is said that Satyajit Ray had shot a scene of Sonar Kella at this 220-year-old house on Padmapukur. No one was injured
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A delegation from The Republic of North Macedonia visited Kolkata and met the Archbishop at a function on Friday to pay homage to Mother Teresa. From left - Slobodan Uzunov, ambassador to India; Bujar Osmani, Foreign Affairs minister; Namit Bajoria, Honorary Consul of the Republic of North Macedonia in Kolkata; Archbishop of Kolkata, Thomas D'Souza handing over and framed picture of Mother Teresa to Osmani at a function at the Archbishop House in Kolkata along with Subrata Ganguly of Church Art
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People who were affected in 2019 following the Metro Railway tunneling disaster in the Bowbazar area, organised a rally called Kala Divas to protest their plight. They also demanded their homes at the earliest. These hapless people have been shifted to hotels and flats in the vicinity since then
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Gyan Bhavan Howrah School celebrated Raksha Bandhan with the Indian Army at Ordnance Depot, Kolkata on Thursday
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Actress Rituparna Sengupta ties a rakhi on sports minister Aroop Biswas at the Rakhi Utsav held at Netaji Indoor Stadium on Wednesday
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Kolkata has been receiving frequent spells of rainfall since Thursday. Heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms occurred at several places in the city on Saturday causing waterlogging in the low-lying areas
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Two boys pay tribute to Kazi Nazrul Islam at the memorial hall dedicated to the poet at Alipore Jail Museum on his 47th death anniversary
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Mamata Banerjee at Van Mahotsav on Monday outside the Assembly
