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Crowd at a Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata

By kolkatadekho

September 27, 2026

Durga Puja 2026: Kolkata Police Puts 10,000 Officers and 21,000 Volunteers on Pandal Duty, Orders Separate Entry and Exit Routes

Kolkata Police has met Puja committees at Nazrul Mancha and laid out its 2026 plan:

Tea garden in Darjeeling, part of the Darjeeling-Kurseong-Mirik belt pitched at the West Bengal Tourism Investors' Meet 2026

By kolkatadekho

September 26, 2026

Bengal Tourism Investors’ Meet in Kolkata on World Tourism Day: Ropeways, Mirik Makeover, New Tourism App and What It Means for Weekend Travellers

West Bengal will pitch hotels, tea tourism, ropeways and heritage projects to private investors at

Goddess Durga idol inside a Kolkata Durga Puja pandal ahead of the Mahalaya 2026 launch at Eden Gardens

By kolkatadekho

September 26, 2026

Mahalaya 2026 at Eden Gardens: Chokkhu Daan, Drone Shows and a Red Road Roadshow as Bengal Launches Durga Puja on October 10

Bengal will open Durga Puja 2026 with a state event at Eden Gardens on Mahalaya,

Raindrops on a window during monsoon rain in Kolkata

By kolkatadekho

September 25, 2026

Kolkata Weather Update: Alipore Logs 80 mm as the Deep Depression Weakens, Rain to Ease Into the Weekend

Alipore recorded about 80 mm of rain in 24 hours as the Bay of Bengal

A themed Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata lit up at night

By kolkatadekho

September 25, 2026

Forced Puja Chanda in Kolkata? Lalbazar Opens a 24×7 Toll-Free and WhatsApp Line to Report It

Kolkata Police has launched a round-the-clock toll-free number and a WhatsApp line for citizens to

Students working at computer stations in a lab, illustrating the IIEST Shibpur and TCS AI Centre of Excellence

By kolkatadekho

September 24, 2026

IIEST Shibpur and TCS Open an AI Centre of Excellence: Internships, Industry Mentors and Applied Research for Students

IIEST Shibpur has signed an MoU with Tata Consultancy Services to set up a Centre

Vendor picking onions from a crate at a vegetable market, representing buffer stock onions sold at Rs 35 a kg in Kolkata

By kolkatadekho

September 24, 2026

Kanda Express Due in Kolkata: Buffer Stock Onions at Rs 35 a Kg Ahead of Durga Puja, and Where to Buy Them

The Centre's Kanda Express, carrying onions from the Price Stabilization Fund buffer stock, is due

A person with an umbrella walking through a waterlogged Kolkata street in the rain

By kolkatadekho

September 22, 2026

Kolkata Weather This Week: Bay of Bengal Low Pressure Set to Become a Deep Depression, IMD Flags Heavy Rain Across South Bengal From September 22 to 26

A well-marked low pressure over the Bay of Bengal is set to become a deep

Durga Puja pandal and crowds on a Kolkata street during the festival

By kolkatadekho

September 22, 2026

KMC Puja Hoarding Rules 2026: NOC Applications Close September 25, No Banners Before October 3, Height Capped at 22 Feet

KMC has made a no-objection certificate compulsory for Durga Puja hoardings, banners and flexes for

People with umbrellas walking through a Kolkata street in the rain

By kolkatadekho

September 19, 2026

Kolkata Weather This Weekend: IMD Thunderstorm Warning for September 19-20 as a New Low Pressure Forms Over the Andaman Sea

IMD keeps Kolkata under a thunderstorm and gusty wind warning on September 19 and 20