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Pune in pixels: This week, from unexpected showers to the grace of aerial yoga

A boy rushes to shelter to take cover from the sudden rain that hit the city on Sunday. After weeks of scorching heat, the city, on Sunday, experienced its first bout of rain. Some parts of the city also witnessed hailstorms. (Sanket Wankhade/HT PHOTO)

Updated on: May 21, 2018 4:26 PM IST
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A boy rushes to shelter to take cover from the sudden rain that hit the city on Sunday. After weeks of scorching heat, the city, on Sunday, experienced its first bout of rain. Some parts of the city also witnessed hailstorms.  (Sanket Wankhade/HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 21, 2018 4:26 PM

A boy rushes to shelter to take cover from the sudden rain that hit the city on Sunday. After weeks of scorching heat, the city, on Sunday, experienced its first bout of rain. Some parts of the city also witnessed hailstorms. (Sanket Wankhade/HT PHOTO)

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While residents are beating the summer by relaxing in their comfortable air-conditioned rooms, this man decided to help his herd of buffaloes cool off.  A scene from Katraj Lake on Tuesday. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 21, 2018 4:26 PM

While residents are beating the summer by relaxing in their comfortable air-conditioned rooms, this man decided to help his herd of buffaloes cool off. A scene from Katraj Lake on Tuesday. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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For many in the city, coming back home after work to the bed is the best feeling ever. But not everyone is that fortunate. This man, tired of the heat and work, is busy sleeping on the steel rod of a hand railing. A scene from Mitra Mandal chowk near Sarasbaug on Sunday. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 21, 2018 4:26 PM

For many in the city, coming back home after work to the bed is the best feeling ever. But not everyone is that fortunate. This man, tired of the heat and work, is busy sleeping on the steel rod of a hand railing. A scene from Mitra Mandal chowk near Sarasbaug on Sunday. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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A fully equipped retiring room for policewomen, provided by the Rotary club of Pune NIBM’s 8th Infrastructure For Women Police (IWP), was inaugurated by Rashmi Shukla, commissioner of Pune police at the commissionerate on Monday. The room has six bunk beds, 18 lockers, two washrooms, one bathroom, one dressing table, full height mirror, writing table and six chairs. Shukla thanked the Rotarians for providing policewomen with the required basic infrastructure. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 21, 2018 4:26 PM

A fully equipped retiring room for policewomen, provided by the Rotary club of Pune NIBM’s 8th Infrastructure For Women Police (IWP), was inaugurated by Rashmi Shukla, commissioner of Pune police at the commissionerate on Monday. The room has six bunk beds, 18 lockers, two washrooms, one bathroom, one dressing table, full height mirror, writing table and six chairs. Shukla thanked the Rotarians for providing policewomen with the required basic infrastructure. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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Workers replace channel sleeper tracks with H beam tracks at Sangam bridge on Tuesday. Channel sleepers are used in railway tracks running over bridges, but are heavy and difficult to maintain, while H beam tracks, made of structural steel, are lightweight and easy to maintain. (Sanket Wankhade/HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 21, 2018 4:26 PM

Workers replace channel sleeper tracks with H beam tracks at Sangam bridge on Tuesday. Channel sleepers are used in railway tracks running over bridges, but are heavy and difficult to maintain, while H beam tracks, made of structural steel, are lightweight and easy to maintain. (Sanket Wankhade/HT PHOTO)

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Mother’s Day: Do not label motherhood to a particular gender, said Gauri Sawant, a transgender activist, while sharing her experience of motherhood during an event on Sunday. Sawant is the first transgender mother in the city. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 21, 2018 4:26 PM

Mother’s Day: Do not label motherhood to a particular gender, said Gauri Sawant, a transgender activist, while sharing her experience of motherhood during an event on Sunday. Sawant is the first transgender mother in the city. (Ravindra Joshi/HT PHOTO)

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Devotees offering namaz on the first day of Ramzan at Makka Masjid on Thursday. A time of contemplation, fortitude and faith, Ramzan is a time where devotees forgo wordly pleasures in order to get closer to the divine.  (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 21, 2018 4:26 PM

Devotees offering namaz on the first day of Ramzan at Makka Masjid on Thursday. A time of contemplation, fortitude and faith, Ramzan is a time where devotees forgo wordly pleasures in order to get closer to the divine. (Rahul Raut/HT PHOTO)

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Girl performs aerial yoga using a hoop during the closing ceremony of summer camp 2018 at Modern English medium school, Shivajinagar, on Sunday. Participants have been practising for over a month for the closing event. (Shankar Narayan/HT PHOTO) expand-iconView Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on May 21, 2018 4:26 PM

Girl performs aerial yoga using a hoop during the closing ceremony of summer camp 2018 at Modern English medium school, Shivajinagar, on Sunday. Participants have been practising for over a month for the closing event. (Shankar Narayan/HT PHOTO)

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