Kolkata: People offer prayers and perform rituals on ‘Poila Boisakh’ or Bengali New Year’s day, in Kolkata, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Traders in West Bengal open their new account books for the year on Bengali New Year after offering prayers to Goddess Lakshmi and Lord Ganesh. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)(PTI04_15_2025_000053B)