In pics: A lookback at how Kolkata spent Durga Puja

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee inaugurated most of the puja pandals virtually between Mahalaya and Tritiya. Pandal-hoppers were only too happy to begin early

Dev and Vidya Balan inaugurated Sreebhumi Sporting Club a day before Mahalaya

Lights on every street, Kolkata was at her dazzling best

Kolkata witnessed some thoughtful, extravagant and mind-blowing themes in puja pandals. In pictures, Disneyland at Sreebhumi and Abol Tabol at Hatibagan Nabin Pally

Thousands of people were out all night visiting pandals from Panchami to Dashami. Kolkata Traffic Police and Kolkata Police deployed maximum manpower to manage traffic and crowd. In pictures, Mohammad Ali Park and Sreebhumi Sporting Club

Many pet parents enjoyed pandal-hopping with their fur babies this year. In pictures, Bidhan Sarani Atlas Club, one of the few pet-friendly pandals

Tollywood actor Prosenjit offers ‘anjali’ at Hazra Park Durgotsab Committee on Ashtami

Kumari Puja at Bagbazar Sarbojonin

Intermittent showers on Navami could do little to dampen the enthusiasm of [andal-hoppers. Ot came umbrellas and they marched on. In picture, Chetla Agrani

Women took part in ‘sindoor khela’ and ‘dhunuchi naach’ before bidding farewell to Ma Durga on Dashami. In pictures, celebrations at the Mohammad Ali Park puja

Many small puja committees and barir pujos immersed their idol on Dashami

The celebrations drew to a close with the magnificent Durga Puja Carnival on Red Road on Friday