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The sun has set, giving way to an autumnal twilight that had become so rare to find in the city. The air is rich with the fragrance of shiuli, or night-blooming jasmine, the kind that prepares you for the onslaught of winters. The atmosphere is further heightened as temple bells …

With migrant workers facing immense difficulties due to the coronavirus pandemic, organizers of Durga Puja in a Kolkata neighborhood have decided to pay tribute not to Goddess Durga but to migrant workers who have been struggling to survive the pandemic. The Barisha Club Durga Puja committee in Behala, Kolkata has …