Kolkata: Late singer KK given gun salute, Mamata Banerjee pays tribute

KK's flower-bedecked coffin was placed on a makeshift platform on the precincts of city' cultural hub Rabindra Sadan with Kolkata.

Mayor Firhad Hakim and several members of the state cabinet attended the ceremony.

Earlier, Banerjee and other dignitaries paid floral tributes to the singer after his body was carried to the venue from SSKM Hospital, where the post mortem was done.

Banerjee, who personally supervised the arrangements, was seen arranging the flowers herself, as she stood by the family.

The Kolkata police personnel gave a three-gun salute in a show of respect for the singer, who died after a concert here on Tuesday night.

They reversed their guns as the bugle sounded at the last post, making the occasion even more sombre.

KK's mortal remains will be flown to Mumbai by a 5.15 flight from Dum Dum airport.

Earlier in the day, an unnatural death case was registered at the New Market police station.

KK was performing at Nazrul Mancha for a college fest on Tuesday evening when he felt uncomfortable after singing for an hour.

KK returned to the hotel where he had put up, but was rushed to CMRI Hospital after his condition deteriorated and he collapsed.

The hospital's doctors declared him dead on arrival.

Social media has been buzzing with tributes following the death of the singer.