Amid a shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders, the canteen at Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) headquarters has begun using an electric grill for cooking. Officials said the remaining cylinder stock is expected to last only until Thursday afternoon. PICS/ASHISH RAJE 

Thousands of members of the Shia community in Lucknow gathered to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of Ali ibn Abi Talib, the first Imam in Shia Islam. (Pics/PTI)