Banners, placards, black flags: Day 1 of PM Modi in Kolkata

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday arrived in Kolkata, where he met Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. After meeting Modi, Banerjee said she asked the PM to withdraw CAA, NPR and NRC.(Twitter/PMO)

Modi on his arrival was greeted at the NSC Bose International Airport by Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, city Mayor and state Municipal Affairs Minister Firhad Hakim, West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh and other senior BJP leaders. (Twitter/PMO)

The PM's visit comes at a time when West Bengal has been witnessing widespread protests against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act. (Express photo: Partha Paul)

Hundreds of protesters holding black flags demonstrated outside Kolkata airport gate number one crossing. The police had put up a barricade to prevent them from crossing over to the airport side. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)

With protestors holding 'Go Back Modi' placards, several demonstrations were carried near Jadavpur University, Golpark, College Street, Hatibagan and Esplanade areas of the city. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)

Left Front activists also staged protests against the new citizenship law in various parts of North 24 Parganas district. (Express photo: Shashi Ghosh)

Heavy deployment of police personnel was made in different crucial points of the city namely Dharmatala, College Street, Golpark, Hatibagan, Jadavpur and Central Avenue (Express photo: Partha Paul)

PM Narendra Modi at old currency building in Kolkata. (Express photo by Partha Paul)

PM Narendra Modi, Governor of West Bengal Jagdeep Dhankhar at old currency building in Kolkata. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

The Prime Minister was greeted with black flags and “Go back” slogans outside the airport amidst protests against the contentious CAA. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

Protesters at Esplanade raising slogans against NRC-NPR-CCA at Esplanade in Kolkata. (Express Photo by Partha Paul)

Police stands guard the Raj Bhawan (seen in the back ground) at Esplanade in Kolkata.(Express Photo by Partha Paul)