My Puja, locally

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• 🥁 Kolkata7 Sep – 21 Oct

  No Red Road carnival this year

  West Bengal

  State announcement: no post-Dashami carnival, no alcohol sales at shops on Ashtami, no DJs at pandals or immersions, no cranes at immersion.

  Source: The Week: No more carnival, no alcohol on Maha Ashtami, no DJ in puja pandals (7 Sep) · Last checked 10 Oct

• 🛕 Bangladesh26 Sep

  Puja Udjapan Parishad preparation meeting

  Dhakeshwari National Temple, Dhaka

  About 70 district and metropolitan committees met at Dhakeshwari National Temple, chaired by Bashudeb Dhar.

  Source: News On AIR: Durga Puja preparations gain momentum across Bangladesh (26 Sep) · Last checked 10 Oct · See in directory

• 🥁 Kolkata10 Oct

  Mahalaya

  Kolkata · Eden Gardens

  Devi Paksha begins. The state’s Puja inauguration is planned at Eden Gardens with a drone show (as announced).

  Source: The Week: No more carnival, no alcohol on Maha Ashtami, no DJ in puja pandals (7 Sep), Hindutone: Durga Puja 2026 dates (Kolkata, per Drik Panchang) (6 Oct) · Last checked 10 Oct

• 🛕 Bangladesh10 Oct

  Mahalaya: prayers and tarpan at Dhakeshwari

  Dhaka

  Mahalaya prayers and til-tarpan at Dhakeshwari National Temple; Ramna Kali Mandir also marked the day.

  Source: News On AIR: Mahalaya being observed across Bangladesh (10 Oct) · Last checked 10 Oct · See in directory

• 🥁 Kolkata15–21 Oct

  Kolkata Metro runs overnight for Puja

  Kolkata Metro

  Saptami to Navami (17–20 Oct): Blue Line 1 pm to 4 am, Green Line 1:30 pm to 3:59 am. Dashami: Blue Line 1 pm to 10:30 pm.

  Source: India TV: Kolkata Metro to run special services on five corridors during Durga Puja (8 Oct) · Last checked 10 Oct

• 🛕 Bangladesh16–21 Oct

  Durga Puja 2026 in Bangladesh

  Bangladesh

  Maha Shashthi 16 Oct, Maha Saptami 17 and 18, Maha Ashtami 19, Mahanabami 20, Bijoya Dashami and immersion 21 Oct; Dhaka's Bijoya procession starts at 3 pm.

  Source: News On AIR: Mahalaya being observed across Bangladesh (10 Oct), Prothom Alo: শারদীয় দুর্গোৎসবের সূচি (14 Oct), Prothom Alo English: Durga Puja begins with Bodhan (15 Oct) · Last checked 15 Oct