01Mayor Sovan Chatterjee in his office
02Tramcar in town centre
03Park Street metro stop
04Architect Partha Ranjan Das
05New-build in Rajarhat
06Showroom for the Atmosphere project
07Model of the new Atmosphere building
08Police patrolling on Nehru Road
09Rahul Saraf, developer of the Atmosphere building
10Renovation work in central Kolkata
11Inside one of Kolkata’s Jain temples
12Princep Ghat and Vidyasagar Setu Bridge
13Indian Coffee House
14New buildings going up in Rajarhat
15Zen 6 Restaurant inside The Park Hotel
16Recently renovated building near the state governor residence (Raj Bhavan)
17Street near Raj Bhavan
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