Kolkata: Durga Puja economy is estimated to have touched Rs 65,000 crore in Bengal this year — Kolkata contributing 65%-70% — despite record rainfall in the run-up to the festival and sales hitting a ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has written the lyrics of the theme song of a Durga Puja committee in Kolkata, which was sung by a state minister.

Kolkata: The number of foreign tourists in Kolkata this Durga Puja is up by nearly 20% over last year, reflecting the festival's ever-growing appeal among foreigners since it won the Unesco heritage ...

Despite heavy rains and uncertainty over the GST 2.0 rollout, the Durga Puja economy in West Bengal has touched an estimated Rs 65,000 crore this year, with Kolkata contributing nearly 70% of the ...

Kolkata woke up to a grey and rain-soaked morning on Dashami, October 2, as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued warnings of heavy rainfall coinciding with Durga idol immersions across the ...

Swastika Dutta and her family ordered four Kolkata-style mutton biryanis from the Behala outlet of a popular Awadhi restaurant on September 29 to celebrate Saptami. But undercooked rice and stiff, ...

After the culmination of a week-long Durga Puja festival, the immersion of idols began on Bijaya Dashami/ Dasara in West Bengal on Thursday (October 2, 2025). Amid overcast skies, idols made it to the ...

In 2024, the festival of Navroz from India was added to the list. Garba from Gujarat (2023), Durga Puja in Kolkata (2021), Kumbh Mela (2017), Yoga (2016), the craft of utensil-making among the ...