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Idols for the Kali Puja festival being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. They're hand-made from straw forms and sculpted clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Scrap metal is burned at a taxi cab repair facility near Ballygunge, Kolkata, India. Such fires contribute to the terrible air pollution in Kolkata.
A backlit Bollywood poster on a street full of yet-to-open market stalls, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
Marigold garlands for sale at the Howrah Flower Market, Kolkata, India. They will be used at weddings, in religious ceremonies, and at shops and in homes.
Chickens await slaughter in a large handmade basket with macrame rope webbing, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A boy sleeps on a bench early morning in the slaughterhouse, Newmarket, Kolkata, India. He likely works slaughtering chickens.
A stray dog in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India sits on a straw pile among clay idols being made for the Durga Puja festival.
An emaciated man walking in Newmarket Kolkata, India. Although malnutrition is widespread in India, it's uncommon to see someone this emaciated in public.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Howrah Station is a massive train station (and revered architectural work) in Howrah, across the Hooghly River from Kolkata, India.
Idols being made in Kumartoli (Potter's Town) for the Kali Puja festival, Kolkata, India. They're made by hand with straw forms and clay from the nearby Hooghly River.
Workers unload trucks full of heavy baskets at the Kole wholesale vegetable market, Bowbazar, Kolkata, India. Kole is one of the largest veg markets in India.
Portrait of a family in a slum area in Taratala, Kolkata, India, in an area served by PATH Welfare Society. If Westerners think that "slum" means filthy houses, that couldn't be more wrong. Most dwellings in slum areas are immaculate. It's not hard to keep a tiny space clean.