Durga Puja 2026: Kolkata roads get a splash of colours

Shifting our focus to India, Durga Puja transforms Kolkata every year but this time the transformation is reaching new corners of the city, fresh paint, festive lighting and a historic first at Park Street are turning Kolkata into a spectacular canvas of devotion, color and celebration. Watch me on the ground report from the City of Joy. Red pink, yellow and orange, Kolkata is painting the town in festive colors and the transformation is impossible to miss, roads are being brightened flyovers and bridges are receiving fresh coats of paint, busy crossings are turning into colorful works of art with traditional Alpona designs bringing Bengali culture onto the city's streets the City of Joy has decked up like never before. I am standing on the iconic red road and as you can see right here the colorful bands of yellow, orange, pink has occupied this street. It's not only a religious festival, we know Durga Puja is an art and cultural festival. With Durga Puja just around the corner, people are excited as the wait for puja finally draws to an end We are excited to see. Obviously, everything is open now. In between work, there is no time, but definitely we did not see the Goriahar flyover as of now. We will, surely, once we are on our leaves. Once that starts. But one landmark is stealing the spotlight. Allen Park on Park Street, long associated with Kolkata's Christmas celebrations, has opened its doors to Durga Puja for the first time. The new Pandal here is bringing a different festive identity to one of the city's most recognisable destinations. The organisers are praising the new BJP government for bringing this change. Durga Puja is happening and it is happening because the government has come. Durga Puja remains with the people. Families gather before idols. Friends plan their pandal hopping routes. Dhakis bring the streets alive with their pounding rhythms. For many, this is the moment Kolkata feels most like itself. Bureau report, Beyond World is One.