Making the right choice: A customer tries an ear ring. Photos: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury
It's tough time for the saleswomen. They had to attend customers with varied choices.
A special collection of gold coins depicting Goddess Lakshmi in one frame.
An array of collections at a jewellery store in Kolkata. Bou Bazar area has still retained customers with its innovative approach.
The hands of the `karigars' try to meet the deadline. Compared to traditional gold and silver markets, the branded jewellery segment is doing brisk business with its city-based clientele.
The lanes of 'Garanhata', the oldest gold and silver jewellery market in Kolkata are not busy these days. Inclement weather and natural calamity, has largely upset the prospects of “Dhanteras".
Bengali women with traditional attire during a function at a city hotel in Kolkata.
A special collection of diamond-studded pendant at a Tanishq outlet in Kolkata.
The idol makers are busy preparing the Kali idols at Garanhata, the oldest gold and silver jewellery market in Kolkata. "Dhanteras”, a festival prior to Deepavali, marked by buying gold and silver for better wealth is celebrated in West Bengal. Photo: Arunangsu Roy Chowdhury