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Schools prepare for reopening, high court bans firecrackers, Metro bids farewell to non-AC rakes…
In pictures, the week that was for Kolkata
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My Kolkata Web Desk |
Published 30.10.21, 05:18 PM
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FAREWELL: A Metro Railway official poses for a photograph on Sunday, October 24, at Mahanayak Uttam Kumar station on the occasion of Kolkata Metro's 37th foundation day. On the occasion, Metro Railway bid farewell to its non-AC rakes. Some of these rakes had been in service since Kolkata Metro started operating in 1984. Now, all 28 rakes in operation are AC ones
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ANOTHER FEATHER IN CAP: The images in a Facebook post by film-maker Srijit Mukherjee after attending the 67th National Film Awards ceremony in Delhi. He posted this collage on Monday, October 25, with the caption: “67th National Awards. #Gumnaami wins Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Bengali Film. 5th individual National Award, 10th for the Team. Congrats to all and thank you for all the love.”
From Srijit Mukherji's Twitter account, @srijitspeaketh
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RECOGNITION: Film director Kaushik Ganguly (right) with music composer Prabuddha Banerjee (left) and film director Priyadarshan at the 67th National Film Awards function in Delhi last week. Kaushik Ganguly’s movie ‘Jyeshthoputro’ clinched national awards for best screenplay and best music direction
From Kaushik Ganguly's Facebook account
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LONG WAIT: Family members and friends of the trekkers who lost their lives in an avalanche in Uttarakhand wait at the Kolkata airport on Monday, October 25. The bodies of five deceased trekkers arrived in the city on two flights from Delhi on Monday. According to experts, the increased number of natural disasters in the Himalayas in the recent past may be a result of climate change
PTI
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MISSION UNLOCK: A classroom being sanitised at a school near the Kolkata airport on Tuesday, October 26, after Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced that schools and colleges in the state will reopen for physical classes on November 16. Educational institutions were closed in March last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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DIWALI DAZZLE: A shop on Ezra Street, the central Kolkata wholesale hub of electricals, sells an array of crystal lamp shades on Wednesday, October 27, ahead of Kali Puja and Diwali. Both festivals are on November 4 this year. Calcutta High Court has imposed a ban on all kinds of firecrackers this year
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HORSE SENSE: Kolkata police in collaboration with the West Bengal Pollution Control Board has initiated a Clean City drive. To keep the avenues in front of the Victoria Memorial Hall clean, Kolkata Mounted Police has introduced diapers for their 69 horses. With a humorous post on Facebook, Kolkata police on Saturday, October 30, uploaded this photograph
From Kolkata police's Facebook account, @kolkatapoliceforce
