The Dalai Lama presents a scarf to Sister Prema, superior-general of the Missionaries of Charity, as West Bengal governor M.K.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee (centre) with actors Shah Rukh Khan and Sharmila Tagore during the inauguration of the 17th Kolkata Film Festival at the Netaji Indoor Stadium in Kolkata on

Union information and broadcasting minister Ambika Soni with West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee at Writers’ Buildings in Kolkata on Friday. Union minister of state for I&B C.M.

Argentina captain Lionel Messi in action during a Fifa friendly match against Venezuela at Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata on Friday evening.

Argentine footballer Lionel Messi (centre) arrives at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata during the early hours of Wednesday morning.

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, addressing a massive victory rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on Thursday, said in just two months her government had fulfilled most of its ele

Congress MLA Sabina Yasmin touches the feet of West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee after taking oath as a minister at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Friday. PHOTO Abhijit Mukherjee

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee greets the crowd from the balcony of Writers’ Buildings after the oath-taking ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Friday. PHOTO: Abhijit Mukherjee

West Bengal chief minister-designate Mamata Banerjee with former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee and his wife Renu at Mr Chatterjee’s residence in Kolkata on Tuesday. PHOTO: Abhijit Mukherjee

Trinamul Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on her way to cast her vote at Mitra Institution in Bhowanipore, Kolkata, on Wednesday. PHOTO: Abhijit Mukherjee