A collage of Kolkata Durga Puja: Durga idols from several pandals, close-ups of the goddess in shola and daker saj, and a lane strung with festival lights at night

Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 Your all-in-one guideWednesday, 14 October 2026

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650+ pandals, one live map. Plan your route, check the crowds, and find the metro, food and help near every pandal.

New for Pujo 2026

Your Pandal Passport

Tap “Stamp my passport” at every pandal you visit. At the end of the night, share your trail as one picture.

  • No sign-up. Saved on your phone.
  • Badges for 5, 10, 25 pandals and every part of the city
  • Share to WhatsApp and Instagram in one tap

Explore Kolkata’s Pandals with Google Maps, Metro & Bus Routes

Plan a route

Everything for Pujo night, in one place

Free, no app to install, and built to work on a phone in a crowd.

  • Plan your route

    Every pandal on a street map. Tick the ones you want, get them in walking order, and send the route to your group on WhatsApp.

    Plan a route
  • Pandals near me

    Out already? See the pujas closest to where you are standing, nearest first, with walking time.

    Find nearby
  • Live crowd reports

    How long is the queue? Reported by people standing in it. At a pandal? Tell everyone else in one tap.

    Check a pandal
  • Help near every pandal

    Tap-to-call emergency numbers, and the nearest toilet, ATM, police station, hospital and chemist.

    Find help nearby
  • Food near pandals

    Restaurants, sweet shops and street food within a walk, with the price for two and Zomato or District links where we have them.

    Find food
  • Metro & road closures

    All-night metro hours line by line, and which roads close when. The nearest station is on every pandal page.

    Metro timings Traffic advisory
  • 31 themes for 2026

    From Sreebhumi's Hawa Mahal to College Square's Kailash, every announced theme, with its source.

    See the themes
  • This year's photos

    Pictures of this year's pandals sent in by readers, by pandal and by day. Took a good one? Send it in from the pandal's page.

    See the gallery
  • Works without signal

    The network jams near big pandals. Pages you've opened, and the emergency numbers, still work. Add it to your home screen.

Questions

The ones people ask most.

When is Durga Puja 2026 in Kolkata?

Mahalaya: Oct 10, 2026. Shashthi: Oct 16, 2026. Saptami: Oct 17 & 18, 2026 (two days this year). Ashtami: Oct 19, 2026. Navami: Oct 20, 2026. Dashami: Oct 21, 2026.

Full Durga Puja 2026 calendar →

Which Durga Puja pandals should I visit in Kolkata?

Kolkata has hundreds of Durga Puja pandals, so choosing where to start can be overwhelming. Pujor Shohor brings together pandals from different parts of the city so you can explore them by neighbourhood, location and route.

Must visit pandals →

How can I plan a Durga Puja pandal-hopping route in Kolkata?

Choose the pandals you want to visit on our Map, and you can plan your route based on their locations. You can also check nearby metro and bus routes to make getting around Kolkata easier.

Route Planner →

How can I find the nearest metro or bus route to a Durga Puja pandal?

You can use Pujor Shohor to find transport information for the pandals you’re planning to visit, including nearby metro stations and available routes. This makes it easier to plan your pandal-hopping journey before you head out.

Route Planner →

Where can I find food near me while pandal hopping?

Hungry while exploring the pandals? Use our nearby eateries feature to find restaurants and other places to eat based on your current location. It’s useful when you want to grab something without going too far from your pandal-hopping route.

Hungry? Find Food Near You →

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Is your para's puja missing?

Kolkata's Pujo is incomplete without your neighbourhood. Send yours in and help fill the map.

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