Festooned for the king: Dadar market flaunts its crowds looking for the best decoration as the city prepares for Ganesh Chaturthi. Pic/Ashish Raje

Sea-ze the day: A group of visitors have fun posing on a boat at Girgaum Chowpatty. Pic/Ashish Raje

Enter Sandmen: Two wrestlers sling it out at Versova beach under the watchful gaze of their trainer and other bystanders. Pic/Sayyed Sameer Abedi

All eyes on bappa: Sculpture enthusiasts carve Ganpati idols in a workshop with sculptor Mahesh Anjerlekar at a venue in Thane. Pic/Satej Shinde

Prawn to be kings: Young boys hold up king prawns for sale on Aarey Colony Road in Goregaon. Pic/Satej Shinde

Gully Boys: A makeshift gymnasium put together on layers  of scrap cloth and cardboard,  doubles up as the spot for young boys to practice gymnastics at Garib Nagar in Bandra East. Pic/Atul Kamble

Too cool a school: A teacher from Junoon Foundation conducts a class for street children on the Borivali station skywalk. Pic/Atul Kamble