Children in skeleton masks lead Kolkata's tobacco rally

Children wearing skeleton masks held placards at an anti-tobacco rally in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 31 May 2026, marking World No Tobacco Day with a striking visual message on tobacco's deadly toll. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Young participants in skeleton masks joined the anti-tobacco procession in Kolkata on 31 May 2026, visually depicting tobacco's lethal impact as part of World No Tobacco Day awareness efforts in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Children donning skeleton masks raised anti-tobacco placards during the World No Tobacco Day rally in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 31 May 2026, underscoring the health risks posed by smoking and tobacco consumption. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Young activists in skeleton masks carried anti-tobacco placards through Kolkata on World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2026, calling for stronger tobacco control measures across West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

On 31 May 2026, children dressed in skeleton masks filled Kolkata's streets with anti-tobacco placards, drawing public attention to the harmful effects of tobacco use on the occasion of World No Tobacco Day. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Activists held anti-tobacco posters during the World No Tobacco Day rally in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 31 May 2026, spreading awareness about the health hazards of tobacco use to city residents. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Community activists raised awareness posters in Kolkata on 31 May 2026, participating in a public health march that marked World No Tobacco Day with a visible call to action against tobacco use in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Health campaigners took to Kolkata's streets with anti-tobacco posters on World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2026, urging the public in West Bengal to recognise the life-threatening consequences of tobacco consumption. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Activists dressed as skeletons and holding cigarettes marched through Kolkata on 31 May 2026, using dramatic street theatre to drive home tobacco's fatal consequences on World No Tobacco Day. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Costumed as skeletons and brandishing cigarettes, activists staged a street-theatre protest in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 31 May 2026, vividly illustrating how tobacco use leads to premature death on World No Tobacco Day. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Skeleton-costumed activists holding cigarettes participated in Kolkata's World No Tobacco Day rally on 31 May 2026, symbolising the mortality toll of tobacco-related diseases in West Bengal and across India. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

The World No Tobacco Day march in Kolkata on 31 May 2026 drew activists costumed as skeletons with cigarettes, creating a powerful visual statement against tobacco use in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Using shock visuals — skeleton costumes and prop cigarettes — activists in Kolkata staged an impactful anti-tobacco demonstration on 31 May 2026 to mark World No Tobacco Day in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

On World No Tobacco Day, 31 May 2026, Kolkata witnessed a vivid street protest featuring activists in skeleton costumes wielding cigarettes, spotlighting the urgent need for tobacco-free communities in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Marchers dressed as skeletons and carrying prop cigarettes urged stronger tobacco restrictions during the World No Tobacco Day rally in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 31 May 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Activists in skeleton costumes holding cigarettes participated in Kolkata's annual anti-tobacco march on 31 May 2026, part of citywide World No Tobacco Day observances across West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

The World No Tobacco Day rally in Kolkata, West Bengal, concluded on 31 May 2026 with activists in skeleton costumes delivering a stark final message: tobacco kills — and communities must act now to protect public health. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

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