It’s said the way to a Bengali’s heart is through the stomach. But the city of joy has a football connection when it comes to the culinary choice of Bengalis. Now, we all know of Bengali’s affinity bordering on maniacal obsession with fish or ‘ Maacher Jhol ’, but for a fanatical Mohun Bagan supporter, the sea food to celebrate the team’s win is lobster or prawns. But it’s nothing short of blasphemy if a East Bengal supporter is caught gorging on lobsters on a day his team win, for the delicacy to be savoured by a East Bengal aficionado is Hilsa . Little wonder, the market rate of the two swings like a pendulum depending on who’s winning on the field. Cricket in Kolkata is now getting a rest, the municipal elections has seen the Left looking at what’s gone wrong at the grassroots and the city walls, which till recently, were adorned with political slogans are now getting a fresh coat of paint — this time around, with the flags and colours of favourite natio...