Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Salt Lake Area Durga Puja Guide Highlights Kolkata’s Diverse Themes
This guide lists Durga Puja pandals in and around Salt Lake and nearby Kolkata neighbourhoods.
Each club has created a special design, called a theme, for visitors to see.
Sreebhumi Sporting Club is inspired by Jaipur’s Hawa Mahal.
Other pandals show ponds, handloom weaving, puppets, chariots and old buildings.
Some displays tell stories about Bengal’s history and trade.
Mitali celebrates film star Uttam Kumar, while another puja remembers India’s Pokhran II nuclear tests.
Several pandals also highlight communities and traditions that people may not know much about.
Visitors can therefore enjoy both the festival and many educational art installations.
Lake Town-Nagerbazar features Sreebhumi Sporting Club’s Rs 4.5-crore Hawa Mahal, Telipukur’s pond-themed installation, Netaji Sporting Club’s colonial-history critique, and Pradeep Sangha’s Kurukshetra chariot.
Beleghata-Kankurgachhi highlights handloom heritage at Kakurgachhi Jubak Brinda, Uttam Kumar at Mitali, Pokhran II at Beleghata 33 no. Pallibashi Brinda, a Santiniketan-inspired glasshouse at Sandhani, and the Golden Temple at Nabamilan.
Ultadanga Bidhan Sangha uses rotating wind chimes, mirrors and coloured metal sheets, while Telengabagan revisits the city’s disappearing gari baranda architecture.
Kestopur Prafullakanan presents the Ramnami community, while Dum Dum Park displays explore unity, puppetry, Bengal’s chariot festivals and its historic maritime trade.
The listed pujas span budgets from Rs 9 lakh to Rs 4.5 crore and include themes connected to art, history, religion, cinema, architecture and social change.
- Who
- Durga Puja clubs and visitors in and around Salt Lake, Lake Town, Dum Dum, Beleghata and nearby Kolkata areas.
- What
- A guide to selected Durga Puja pandals and their themes, designs, budgets and cultural displays.
- When
- During the Durga Puja festive days; specific opening days are mentioned for some installations, including Tritiya and Chaturthi to Dashami.
- Where
- Salt Lake and surrounding areas including Lake Town-Nagerbazar, Beleghata-Kankurgachhi, Ultadanga, Dum Dum Park and Kestopur.
- Why
- To showcase themed pandals presenting religious, artistic, historical, environmental and cultural ideas.
- Featured areas
- Lake Town-Nagerbazar, Beleghata-Kankurgachhi, Ultadanga and Dum Dum Park-Kestopur
- Budget range
- Rs 9 lakh to Rs 4.5 crore
- Largest listed budget
- Sreebhumi Sporting Club: Rs 4.5 crore
- Lowest listed budget
- Pradeep Sangha, Natunpally: Rs 9 lakh
- Film tribute
- Mitali’s centenary tribute to Uttam Kumar
- Historical themes
- Colonial narratives, handloom history, Pokhran II, Bengal’s chariot festivals and maritime trade
- Performances
- Live pond-based sound work, Ramnami bhajans, puppet theatre and puppet or muppet shows