The Wider Image: Street life in Kolkata
Mohammad Afroze, 15, plays soccer in an alley as used pairs of jeans are hung to dry before they are sold in a second-hand clothes market in Kolkata, India, March 10, 2016. Afroze said he loves Kolkata because he was born in the city and people love to play soccer. Some people in Kolkata earn a living by selling second-hand clothes, driving rickshaws or in the city’s food markets. Those too poor to afford a home of their own sleep where they work, helping people who moved to the city to find work to send money back home. Outside working hours residents of the city formerly called Calcutta might enjoy a game of chess or carrom, while children play soccer with friends. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri SEARCH "STREET KOLKATA" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY