<h2>You&rsquo;ll want to see this, Bapu</h2>
As the city prepared for citizen protests, the Mahatma Gandhi statue on <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/lifestyle/culture/photo/in-photos-attend-these-6-unique-events-in-mumbai-this-september-113167/1" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Madame Cama Road in Churchgate</a> received a deep scrub on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti.&nbsp;
<h2>Fuelling up for the big 88th</h2>
<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/oct/Karfule-recolo_1790903034_s.jpg" alt="A dated photograph of Karfule from the first decade of operations" width="1280" height="720" /> A dated photograph of Karfule from the first decade of operations
Pumped&rsquo; would be the right word to describe Daniel Sequeira&rsquo;s mood this week. The third-generation owner of Karfule, one of the city&rsquo;s last surviving Art Deco fuel pumps, will ring in its 88th anniversary on October 3.
<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/oct/Karfule-car_1790903076_s.jpg" alt="A 1920 Fiat at the fuel pump in 2024. PICS COURTESY/DANIEL SEQUEIRA" width="1280" height="720" /> A 1920 Fiat at the fuel pump in 2024. PICS COURTESY/DANIEL SEQUEIRA
&ldquo;Owing to a packed schedule, I&rsquo;ll celebrate with a short walk around Ballard Estate with the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai-guide/things-to-do/article/have-a-deco-23166409" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Art Deco Mumbai Trust.</a> The walk will end at Karfule. And there will be cake, of course,&rdquo; a cheery Sequeira informed us. Amid rampant redevelopment across the city, Sequeira hopes the walk will spark a renewed interest in preserving Mumbai&rsquo;s design and architecture marvels.
<h2>Dipke goes stargazing</h2>
<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/oct/Ashutosh-a_1790903119_s.jpg" alt="Abhijeet Dipke and Ashutosh Ranka at Bandstand; Dipke grabs breakfast on the go during the visit. PICS COURTESY/@ABHIJEETDIPKE" width="1280" height="720" /> Abhijeet Dipke and Ashutosh Ranka at Bandstand; Dipke grabs breakfast on the go during the visit. PICS COURTESY/@ABHIJEETDIPKE
Team CJP landing up on your doorstep might be a worrying sight for most public figures. Unless, of course, you&rsquo;re Shah Rukh Khan. In Mumbai to join the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-cjp-to-hold-shivaji-park-protest-despite-denial-of-permission-residents-urge-preventive-action-23652904" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">CJP protest today, Abhijeet Dipke</a> and his team made the customary Mumbai Darshan pit-stop at SRK&rsquo;s abode in Bandra, Mannat. All smiles, alongside CJP colleague Ashutosh Ranka, the duo received an enthusiastic welcome to the Bandstand Promenade. A witty passer-by quipped, &ldquo;No one is interested in Shah Rukh today; everyone&rsquo;s looking this way.&rdquo;
<h2>Forever in Austin&rsquo;s art</h2>
<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/oct/Austin-Coutinho_1790903150_s.jpg" alt="Austin Coutinho with his late wife, Rina Coutinho. PIC COURTESY/AUSTIN COUTINHO" width="1280" height="720" /> Austin Coutinho with his late wife, Rina Coutinho. PIC COURTESY/AUSTIN COUTINHO
Caricaturist, coach, and former fast bowler Austin Coutinho is adding a heartfelt spin to his 42nd wedding anniversary today &mdash; the first in the absence of his late wife Rina. Familiar to our readers as the name behind mid-day&rsquo;s engaging crossword puzzles, Coutinho is now turning to a new generation of artists in Chembur. &ldquo;I have invited 15 students for a live painting session at the Jawahar Vidya Bhavan, to mark the anniversary this year,&rdquo; he revealed to us. We tip our hat to this artistic tribute.
<h2>Rai&rsquo;s lens on wildlife</h2>
<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/oct/Raghu-Ria_1790903196_s.jpg" alt="A photograph from the collection. PICS COURTESY/HARPERCOLLINS; Wikimedia" width="1280" height="720" /> A photograph from the collection. PICS COURTESY/HARPERCOLLINS; Wikimedia
Dic you know that the late Raghu Rai (right) had a keen eye for wildlife? Rai&rsquo;s first posthumously published book, Animals (HarperCollins), featuring an introduction by Maneka Gandhi (above) is set for an October 12 release.
<img src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2026/oct/Maneka-Gandhi_1790903225_s.jpg" alt="" width="1280" height="720" />
Gandhi shared, &ldquo;Animals are not commodities and Raghu Rai captured that sacred dialogue between humans, and our fellow creatures well, reflecting the spiritual maturity of our own species.&rdquo;

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