The East West bypass in Howrah after a heavy shower, causing water to ride on the roads and slow traffic. Howrah, India. 14/09/2010

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banarjee opened a new Foundry Park at Ranihati Howrah. Foundries have been forced to shift to rural areas after Banarjee took charge to overcome the problem of the pollution that they cause. India. 4th February 2012

It took 6 hours, 27 fire brigade vehicles and hundreds of fire men to take control control of the Howrah Salkia Plastic factory fire. Howrah, India 11/08/2010

A poor handicapped Muslim man facing trouble during the fasting period of Ramadan at Howrah railway station. After arriving with heavy luggage the man was unable to get transport to his destination due to high fares. Howrah, India. 07/09/2010

Farmers pick and dig up rice at Howrah West Bengal in India. Plenty of rice grows in this high yield area. India. 2nd February 2012

An Indian street in Howrah, India. 08/09/2010

Railway's minister Mamata Banerjee laying a commemorative stone at Ravindranath Tagore museum opposite Howrah rail station. Howrah, India. 08/08/2010

A man carries a water bucket after cleaning at Mallick Ghat in Howrah on Wednesday 26 December 2012.

A Boy dressed as Lord Krishna as part of a competition on the occasion of the day when Hindu's celebrate the birth of the Lord Krishna. Uluberia, Howrah, West Bengal, India. 01/09/2010

A boy is doing his home work during a power cut - a regular routine in rural areas around Howrah, India. 30/07/2010

Crazy Indian Football fan playing footbaal with his fans on the bank of the river Hugli in Kolkata. The bridge in the backdrop is the famous Howrah bridge.

Security in Kolkata is on high alert after a number of low-intensity blasts in Pune. Paramilitary servicemen were in evidence at Howrah rail station taking a close look at passengers passing through the area.

The planet Venus rambles across the face of the sun, as seen from Howrah in India, in a rare event that will not occur again for 105 years.

A boy play with a handmade boat on the bank of Hooghly river at Mallick Ghat in Howrah on Wednesday 26 December 2012.

Devotes praying during Eid ul Fitr at Howrah, India. 11/09/2010

Normal life largely unaffected due to the general strike called to protest "anti-labour" policies of the government, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee warning state government employees that absence from duty will be costly.

The UPA government hike Diesel prices by a steep Rs 5.62 per litre and restrict the supply of subsidised cooking gas to 6 cylinders per household in a year.

India's media has applauded the election of former finance minister Pranab Mukherjee as the new president.

Rainy season comes late in the eastern part of India. It comes in late July in West Bengal. A college girl goes to her college on a rainy morning in Fuleshwar, Bangladesh 30/07/2010

A large number of eastern Indian people living South India are rushing to return to Asam, as news of killings or harassing of eastern Indian people.

A man selling Masks of lord Ganesh in Ganesh Chaturthi. 11/09/2010

A child of a notorious Antisocial family gyving water to the police men. The police picket is their since the loksabha election 2009 in India. After election violence had taken more than five lives in Solbagha, Ghonraberia.

An idol maker works on the head of a Ma Durga as part of the Durga Puja celebrations. Ulluberia, India. 29/09/2010

Due to limited rainfall during this year's rainy season in Ganjatic Westbengal. The rice fields are filled with cracks, and farmers are afraid of a drought. 30/07/2010