Three BJP nominees, including former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Sushmita Dev, and Prakash Chik Baraik, filed nomination papers for the West Bengal Rajya Sabha bypolls. The BJP defended fielding the recent defectors, saying the move reflected a strategic political recalibration rather than a departure from its principles. PICS/PTI

A massive roof collapse at an under-construction warehouse in Kolkata's Taratala area left nine workers dead and 20 injured, triggering a large-scale rescue operation involving the Army, NDRF, police and civic agencies. (Pics/PTI)