In pics: Anushka Sharma in Kolkata, Kali Puja ‘phanush’ and more latest news from the city

Biswarup Dey, councillor of Ward 48 in Bowbazar, distributed compensation forms among residents and traders of the area affected by the East-West Metro tunneling work. The West Bengal government has asked Kolkata Metro Railway to compensate residents of houses that have developed cracks with Rs 5 lakh each

Suvendu Das/My Kolkata

Prosenjit Chatterjee shakes a leg at Esplanade Metro Station during the music launch of his upcoming film with Rituparna Sengupta ‘Prosenjit Weds Rituparna’ on Monday. After recent hits like ‘Praktan’ and ‘Drishtikone’, the hit pair of the ’90s is coming together for Samrat Sharma’s film

Firefighters try to douse a flame at a leather godown in Topsia on Tuesday, October 18

My Kolkata

NRIs and founders of Coachables, Pinaky Chakravarty and Arijit Basu; dancer Alokananda Roy and other dignitaries attend the inaugural function of Coachables on October 19, Wednesday. Coachables is a one-stop skill-development digital platform that will cater to users globally

Ashim Paul

A petrol-powered rescue boat did a trial at Rabindra Sarobar on Thursday, October 20, before rowing resumes in the Lakes. Rowing had been suspended in Rabindra Sarobar since the drowning of two teenage rowers during a Nor’wester on May 21

Soumyajit Dey

Anushka Sharma shoots for 'Chakda ‘Xpress', where she plays cricketer Jhulan Goswami, in front of CAB on Friday, October 21

Suvendu Das

Gigantic hot-air balloons (‘phanush’) made of paper with a bamboo and wire base being readied for Kali Puja celebrations in north Calcutta on Friday

Ashim Paul/My Kolkata

Buyers throng a stall selling green fireworks at Tala Park Baji Bazar on Saturday, October 22

Soumyajit Dey

A Kali idol being ferried out of Kumartuli on Saturday

Amit Datta

A cloudy sky in north Kolkata on the evening before Cyclone Sitrang is expected to make landfall in Bangladesh. The cyclone is most likely to spare Kolkata, but North and South 24 Parganas and East Midnapore will experience heavy rainfall according to officials

Amit Datta