As 2025 bows out, Kolkatans say there is nothing to cheer about

The ‘City of Joy’ appears to be bracing for 2026, when many fear the forthcoming Assembly election could create a communal divide, a blow to the eastern metropolis’s tradition of harmony

​The ‘City of Joy’ appears to be bracing for 2026, when many fear the forthcoming Assembly election could create a communal divide, a blow to the eastern metropolis’s tradition of harmony