Construction has begun on a steel foot over bridge at Beleghata Metro station, crossing EM Bypass and connecting its two ends to improve passenger access. The pier in the middle of the bypass is ready; the steel bridge will be launched above it, followed by concrete floor casting. The structure may take about a month to complete and could be ready before Orange Line services extend to Sector V. The line currently runs to Beleghata and is likely to reach Sector V by Christmas. Metro Railway General Manager Prem Sagar Gupta said services to Sector V would be operational by December 31, 2026.

Kolkata Metro’s Orange Line will begin trial runs between Chingrighata and Sector V on October 10, 2026. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited officials said trials will continue for at least one month, covering software alignment, syncing and operational checks.

The trial section covers Beleghata–IT Centre (Sector V) and adds three stations: Gour Kishore Ghosh, Nalban and Sector V. A new footbridge at Sector V will connect the Green Line’s Sector V station to the Orange Line’s IT Centre station, creating an elevated, signal-free interchange. Passenger services are targeted to begin by Christmas.

The 366-metre gap at Chingrighata, which delayed the project for six years, has been closed. Delays included a 15-month wait for Kolkata Police traffic clearance and proceedings before the Calcutta High Court. The stretch is part of the 32 km New Garia–Airport Metro corridor.

Heavy rain has washed away recent patchwork on Kolkata’s key roads, leaving potholes, cracked asphalt and hazardous craters that slow traffic, risk accidents and damage vehicles. Affected stretches include Central Avenue, E M Bypass and Rashbehari Avenue. In the port area, freight traffic and waterlogging have battered Transport Depot Road, Taratala Road and the stretch between Kidderpore crossing and Remount Road. The Kolkata Municipal Corporation is deploying small road-repair vehicles to address the damage and aims to finish urgent repairs by October 10.

Trump Tower Kolkata, a 38-storey project on EM Bypass developed by a joint venture of Tribeca Developers, Unimark Group and RDB Group, is targeting completion by December 2026. Launched in 2017, it was originally scheduled for delivery by mid-2020. Delays involved the COVID-19 pandemic, global supply-chain disruptions affecting imported finishing materials, and an approximately Rs 14 crore property-tax dispute with the Kolkata Municipal Corporation that complicated building-plan revalidation.

The project has 137 units, of which 105 are booked, according to West Bengal RERA filings. Some buyers have received early access for internal fit-outs, but formal handovers depend on a completion certificate. The developer is finalising amenities and paperwork; permissions for lift operations and drainage have been obtained.

Srijan Realty has launched Orizon, an 8.3-acre residential project on Kolkata’s Southern EM Bypass. The corridor has developed over the past decade, with expanding metro and suburban rail connectivity, access to both sides of the EM Bypass, and a growing network of schools, hospitals and retail destinations.