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Leather handbags for sale, Newmarket, Kolkata, India. Search the archive for "leather" to see more about leather manufacturing in Kolkata.
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.
An emaciated man walking in Newmarket Kolkata, India. Although malnutrition is widespread in India, it's uncommon to see someone this emaciated in public.
A pandal with an idol of the goddess Kali is seen before sunrise on a street full of yet-to-open market stalls, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
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 man stirs a leather incinerator against a backdrop of electrical towers and the setting sun, near the town of Bantala, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A man recycles flip-flop sandals in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's main landfill, and a large number of recycling operations.
Girl at a recycling operation near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of the main landfill for Kolkata.
A rustic motorcycle cart carries vegetables for sale to small villages throughout the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A boy dribbles a soccer ball on a dusty, polluted road in Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and incineration operations.
Children in the town of Chingrihata smoke cigarettes on a small footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Small hand-rolled cigarettes are very cheap and widely available in Kolkata.
Fisherman on open water on a foggy winter morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Direct from the camera. No post-processing.
Air pollution from smelters and fires near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is also the site of Kolkata's largest landfill.
Trash fills a creek near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and incineration operations.