Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Red Road Closed Until October 11 for Mahalaya Carnival
Red Road in Kolkata is closed to cars for a Mahalaya celebration.
The closure began on Tuesday night and is expected to last until the morning of October 11.
Police say the road needs to stay closed while event equipment is set up, used, and removed.
Drivers will have to use other roads.
Police have shared diversion routes with traffic teams and other groups involved.
The event is planned to begin on Red Road and finish at Eden Gardens.
Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are no longer expected to attend.
Governor R.N. Ravi and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari are scheduled to be there.
Red Road closed to traffic on Tuesday night for Mahalaya carnival preparations and activities.
Kolkata Police traffic deputy commissioner Sambhav Jain said the road would reopen on the morning of October 11.
North-bound traffic on Kidderpore Road will be diverted via Dufferin Road and Outram Road.
South-bound traffic on RR Avenue and Government Place (East) will be diverted via Mayo Road and Dufferin Road.
Narendra Modi and Amit Shah are not expected to attend; Governor R.N. Ravi and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari are scheduled to attend.
- Who
- Kolkata Police is managing the closure; Governor R.N. Ravi and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari are scheduled to attend the event.
- What
- Red Road is closed to traffic for the Mahalaya carnival, with diversions in place.
- When
- The closure began Tuesday night and is expected to end on the morning of October 11.
- Where
- Red Road, Kolkata; the programme is scheduled to end at Eden Gardens.
- Why
- To facilitate the event, including installation, operations, equipment movement, and dismantling.
- Closure began
- Tuesday night
- Expected reopening
- Morning of October 11
- Event
- Mahalaya carnival marking the start of Durga Puja festivities in Bengal
- North-bound diversion
- Kidderpore Road traffic via Dufferin Road and Outram Road
- South-bound diversion
- Traffic on RR Avenue and Government Place (East) via Mayo Road and Dufferin Road
- Previously scheduled attendees no longer expected
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah
- Scheduled attendees
- Governor R.N. Ravi and Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari