The Queen’s Necklace is missing its pearls: Normally packed with bumper to bumper traffic, the iconic Marine Drive in Mumbai wears a deserted look
A business shutdown: Nariman Point, Mumbai’s business hub, normally a hubbub of activity, is devoid of any sounds as offices remain shut
Checking the virus: A policeman stops a couple in a car at Nariman Point in an attempt to keep denizens of Mumbai off the streets during the lockdown
All decked up & nowhere to go: Mumbai’s iconic CST building, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is beautifully lit up in the evenings, but has no admiring passers-by
Train to nowhere: Usually ferrying millions of passengers daily, Mumbai’s lifeline, its locals, are now stranded at platforms
Red alert at the Corporation: The headquarters of the city’s municipal corporation, another Victorian landmark, have been key in the city’s fight back against the pandemic
A sight to behold: Western Railway’s headquarters set in the backdrop of beautiful blue skies went abegging for admirers
Spring blossoms: Trees lining up the Eastern Express Highway in Mumbai blossom with exotic pink flowers and lay a carpet for the few that pass by
The road not taken anymore: A lone scooterist ventures out on the principal artery connecting Mumbai to Thane, a large suburb about 50 km away
Wah Taj!: Jamshetji Tata’s most precious creation has few guests and practically no admirers
The barred Gateway: Mumbai’s best known tourist spot is missing the selfies
A red flag: Keeping residents of Mumbai away from their favourite Juhu beach
Lives to guard, but not a soul around: Life guards have been told to be at work at the beaches, even though no visitors are allowed
The lone visitor: A kite flying over a vacant Chowpatty beach in Mumbai
Caught in the net: With the entire country caught up with Coronavirus, the cricketing nets at Cooperage in south Mumbai await the players
No camera, no action: Jalsa, the home of film star Amitabh Bachchan, is missing the ‘jalsa’ of fans that throng the exteriors
The last show: Cinemas all over Maharashtra were the earliest victims to the lockdown
Policing the cinemas: The only ones queuing up outside theatres are Mumbai’s police officers who have the thankless task of keeping people indoors
Sun sets on free movement: A setting sun bids adieu to the Maximum City on the eve of the lockdown
A final goodbye kiss? As one of the last flights took off from Mumbai airport last week, a young couple exchange kisses on Carter Road seashore before the lockdown commenced