I sent an email to IRCC after a month of portal 2 and uploading the photos for an update. After around 3 weeks, I got this response,
Thank you for your email.
Your application is in our virtual landing queue.
Given our current processing capacity, there are delays in processing the high volume of files.
We will contact you directly once your file is ready for finalization.
Please note that we will not be responding to follow-up inquiries.
IRCC Montrea
Well, seems like they are checking their Emails so that's a plus