Picks of the Day

In pics: Joka-Taratala Metro commercial run, Gangasagar Mela and more news from Kolkata

A quick look at the day it was for Kolkata

By My Kolkata Web Desk | Published 02.01.23, 07:57 PM

(Clockwise from top) Actor-director Shiboprosad Mukherjee punches a Metro card and enjoys a ride during the first commercial run of the Joka-Taratala Metro route on Monday. Passengers onboard the Metro. A decked-up Joka Metro station welcomes passengers on Day 1. The Metro services will be operational from 10am to 5pm

Soumyajit Dey

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee at the launch of TMC’s new campaign ‘Didir Suraksha Kavach’ in Kolkata on Monday. The initiative, which has been designed as an outreach programme, aims to connect members of the party and the public. The campaign will start from January 11

PTI

A cricket match in progress at the fog-shrouded Maidan on Monday

Soumyajit Dey

Devotees on their way to Gangasagar Mela prepare food at Babughat, Kolkata, on Monday

PTI

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