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Mumbai | Photos of the week: Life across the city of dreams

Updated On: 27 December, 2025 02:34 PM IST | Anushree Gaikwad

From festive crowds and polluted skies to political buzz and everyday moments, these images capture Mumbai’s contrasts, resilience, routine, and rhythm, unfolding across the city this week. (PICS/ Ashish Raje, Sayyed Sameer Abedi, Nimesh Dave)

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Photos of the week: Life across the city of dreams, Mumbai — capturing celebrations, civic realities, street scenes, and the relentless pulse that defines the city. PIC/ MID-DAY PHOTOGRAPHERS

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Photos of the week: Life across the city of dreams, Mumbai — capturing celebrations, civic realities, street scenes, and the relentless pulse that defines the city. PIC/ MID-DAY PHOTOGRAPHERS
Gateway of India, Mumbai  Holiday crowds throng a private jetty near the Gateway of India as speedboats operate at full capacity during the Christmas travel rush. Pic/ Ashish Raje

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Gateway of India, Mumbai 

Holiday crowds throng a private jetty near the Gateway of India as speedboats operate at full capacity during the Christmas travel rush. Pic/ Ashish Raje

Marine Drive, Mumbai  People stroll along Marine Drive amid hazy conditions as Mumbai’s air quality ranges from poor to severe, with AQI between 153 and 271. Pic/ Ashish Raje

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Marine Drive, Mumbai 

People stroll along Marine Drive amid hazy conditions as Mumbai’s air quality ranges from poor to severe, with AQI between 153 and 271. Pic/ Ashish Raje

Marine Drive, Mumbai Marine Drive is Mumbaikars’ favourite place to unwind with family, friends, or partners — a timeless promenade where conversations flow, sunsets glow, and countless memories of the city are made. Pic/ Ashish Raje

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Marine Drive, Mumbai

Marine Drive is Mumbaikars’ favourite place to unwind with family, friends, or partners — a timeless promenade where conversations flow, sunsets glow, and countless memories of the city are made. Pic/ Ashish Raje

Lalbaug, Mumbai | Ahead of BMC elections 2025–26 Political party flags and scarves are displayed for sale in Lalbaug as campaigning picks up ahead of Mumbai’s civic polls on January 15, 2026. Pic/ Ashish Raje

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Lalbaug, Mumbai | Ahead of BMC elections 2025–26

Political party flags and scarves are displayed for sale in Lalbaug as campaigning picks up ahead of Mumbai’s civic polls on January 15, 2026. Pic/ Ashish Raje

Bandra, Mumbai Boys play badminton near a railway track, carving out moments of recreation amid the city’s dense urban landscape. Pic/ Sayyed Sameer Abedi

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Bandra, Mumbai

Boys play badminton near a railway track, carving out moments of recreation amid the city’s dense urban landscape. Pic/ Sayyed Sameer Abedi

Borivali East, Mumbai A worker paints iron beams of a newly constructed skywalk, adding finishing touches to the city’s expanding pedestrian infrastructure. Pic/ Nimesh Dave

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Borivali East, Mumbai

A worker paints iron beams of a newly constructed skywalk, adding finishing touches to the city’s expanding pedestrian infrastructure. Pic/ Nimesh Dave

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Leaving a mark

Leaving a mark

A woman practises calligraphy at the recently concluded India Pen Show in Worli. Pic/Shadab Khan

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