Where to stay
Coming to Kolkata for pujo? Stay close to the pandals you most want to see: roads near the big pujos close to cars in the evenings, so walking and the metro win.
Shyambazar and Bagbazar
Old north Kolkata: Kumartuli, the bonedi bari pujos and Bagbazar, all walkable.
Pandals nearby
- Bagbazar Sarbojanin
- Kumartuli Park
- Shovabazar Rajbari
- Tala Prattoy
- Metro: Shyambazar
Sealdah and College Street
Next to Sealdah station, with the central Kolkata pujos close by.
Pandals nearby
Gariahat and Ballygunge
The thick of south Kolkata's big pujos, on the metro line.
Pandals nearby
Salt Lake and Lake Town
Closer to the airport, with Sreebhumi and the Salt Lake block pujos.
Pandals nearby
Getting around in pujo week
- Book early: rooms near the big pandals fill up weeks before Shashthi.
- The metro runs late during pujo and beats the traffic between north and south Kolkata.
- Expect road closures and one-way routes near the big pandals in the evenings; plan to walk the last stretch.
- Crowds peak from Saptami to Navami evenings. Early mornings are the calmest time to visit.