Durga Puja 2026 West Bengal District-Wise Guide

Quick answer: Durga Puja 2026 in West Bengal runs from Maha Shashthi on Saturday 17 October to Bijoya Dashami on Wednesday 21 October 2026, following Drik Panchang for Kolkata, with Mahalaya on 10 October. This page goes district by district through the pujas, immersion (bisarjan) arrangements and traditions we could verify.

Last updated: 10 October 2026. This page covers all 23 districts of West Bengal, with the 2026 arrangements and events we could verify (39 items) and the district's best-documented Dussehra traditions. Most neighbourhood and village celebrations are never announced online, so a district with no listed items still celebrates.

For dates, Vijay Muhurat timings and the meaning of the rituals, see our Dussehra 2026 in West Bengal guide. This page is the district-by-district companion.

Dussehra 2026 dates in West Bengal

Mahalaya: Saturday 10 October 2026.
Maha Shashthi: Saturday 17 October 2026.
Maha Saptami, Ashtami and Navami: 18 to 20 October 2026; Sandhi Puja falls between Ashtami and Navami.
Bijoya Dashami and Sindoor Khela: Wednesday 21 October 2026, a day after the all-India Dussehra.

How Bengal celebrates

In West Bengal, Navaratri is above all Durga Puja: community (sarbojanin) pujas in pandals, household pujas in old family homes, and the immersion of the images on Bijoya Dashami or the days after, followed by Bijoya greetings and sweets. Each district adds its own colour, from old zamindari-house pujas to riverside immersions.

West Bengal district by district

Districts are listed as on the state government's current list (source). Items are labelled as an official listing, a news report, or completed. Confirm timings with the organiser before you travel.

Alipurduar

Headquarters: Alipurduar.

Durga Puja at Adya Maa Mandir (20th year) (Alipurduar; Adya Maa Mandir natmandir, East Netaji Road; Durga Puja 2026 (from Shashthi bodhan)). Organiser: Adya Maa Mandir. Uttarbanga Sambad, news report.

Bankura

Headquarters: Bankura.

The Malla royal family of Bishnupur continues its centuries-old Durga Puja of the goddess Mrinmoyee, which begins on the arrival of three painted pats. (source)

Bishnupur Malla royal family Mrinmoyee Durga Puja (Mrinmoyee temple, Bishnupur; Durga Puja 2026). Organiser: Malla royal family. Asianet News Bangla (via MSN), news report.
State-organised Durga Puja special events in districts (Bankura / Bishnupur; not stated). Organiser: Government of West Bengal. ETV Bharat, news report.

Birbhum

Headquarters: Suri.

Pre-puja fire and food safety 'Seva Sankalpa Abhiyan' for puja committees (Bolpur; Utsarga Mancha, Bolpur Municipality; held Fri 9 Oct 2026 (reported 9 Oct)). Organiser: Bolpur sub-divisional administration. Bartaman, completed.

Cooch Behar

Headquarters: Cooch Behar.

Cooch Behar's Baradevi puja, traced to Maharaja Naranarayan, is worshipped without Lakshmi, Saraswati, Kartik and Ganesh, with the idol built on moyna wood. (source)

Baradevi Durga Puja (Cooch Behar; Baradevi temple, Cooch Behar; Durga Puja 2026). ABP Ananda (via MSN), news report.

Dakshin Dinajpur

Headquarters: Balurghat.

Sewai Sarbajanin Milan Mandir Durga Puja (56th year) with Ram, Lakshman, Hanuman, Bibhishan (Sewai, Balurghat block; Durga Puja 2026). Organiser: Sewai Sarbajanin Milan Mandir Committee. Uttarbanga Sambad, news report.
Saha family Durga Puja (186 years) (Dakshin Dinajpur; Durga Puja 2026). Organiser: Saha family. Zee 24 Ghanta (via MSN), news report.

Darjeeling

Headquarters: Darjeeling.

Siliguri Police Commissionerate Durga Puja security and traffic arrangements (about 840 pujas under SPC area; Durga Puja 2026 days). Organiser: Siliguri Police Commissionerate. Millennium Post, news report.
Dengue prevention drive at Durga Puja pandals (Siliguri; from mid-Sept 2026). Organiser: Siliguri Municipal Corporation / Darjeeling district health. Millennium Post, news report.
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway special Durga Puja joyrides incl. 'Mukta Dhara' Kurseong-Mahanadi (Darjeeling hills / Kurseong; DHR stations; from 1 Oct 2026 (Puja season)). Organiser: Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. Hindustan Times, news report.

Hooghly

Headquarters: Chinsurah.

Women-run village Durga Puja (16th year) (Rayan village, Goghat; Durga Puja 2026). Organiser: Women of Rayan village. TV9 Bangla (via MSN), news report.
Mahalaya tarpan ghat safety arrangements along the Hooghly (Hooghly riverbank ghats (statewide order); major ghats; Sat 10 Oct 2026 from 3 am). Organiser: Chief Secretary's order to all SPs/CPs and local bodies. Millennium Post, completed.

Howrah

Headquarters: Howrah.

Late-night Puja special EMUs incl. Sealdah-Dankuni and Bandel-Naihati links (Howrah division (Howrah, Bandel, Barddhaman routes); Howrah station and division; 17-21 Oct 2026). Organiser: Eastern Railway, Howrah Division. Millennium Post, official listing.

Jalpaiguri

Headquarters: Jalpaiguri.

District administration Durga Puja rules: DJ and sound crackers banned (Jalpaiguri and Maynaguri municipal areas; Durga Puja 2026 (announced 15-16 Sept)). Organiser: Jalpaiguri district administration. Zee 24 Ghanta, news report.
Shaleshwari Bon Durga temple puja (tiger-riding goddess) (Bodaganj, Mechpara; Shaleshwari Bon Durga Temple; Shashthi to Dashami 2026). Millennium Post, news report.

Jhargram

Headquarters: Jhargram.

Jhargram Rajbari worships Durga as Pateshwari in a wall painting rather than a clay idol, with rites starting during Pitripaksha. (source)

Jhargram Rajbari Durga Puja (418th year), goddess as Pateshwari (Jhargram (old Garh-Jhargram); Chandi Mandap, Savitri temple premises, Jhargram Rajbari; rituals began in Pitripaksha; through Bijoya Dashami 2026). Organiser: Jhargram royal family. Sangbad Pratidin, news report.

Kalimpong

Headquarters: Kalimpong.

No public 2026 announcement found in the sources we checked on 10 October 2026. Check the district administration's website, the municipal body and the district editions of local newspapers closer to the festival.

Kolkata

Headquarters: Kolkata.

Durga Puja in Kolkata was inscribed on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2021. (source)

Kolkata Police traffic restrictions for Mahalaya, Puja days and immersion (city roads, routes to Hooghly ghats; Mahalaya 10 Oct; Puja 13-19 Oct; Durga immersion 20-24 Oct; Lakshmi Puja immersion 26-27 Oct 2026). Organiser: Kolkata Police. Millennium Post, official listing.
Conveyor belts / trolleys instead of cranes for idol immersion (Kolkata; Babughat, Baje Kadamtala Ghat, Baghbazar ghats; Dashami immersion 2026). Organiser: Kolkata Municipal Corporation / Urban Development dept. The Statesman (via MSN), news report.
State Durga Puja inauguration event on Mahalaya with Red Road roadshow (Kolkata; Red Road to Eden Gardens; Sat 10 Oct 2026 (Mahalaya)). Organiser: Government of West Bengal. Indian Express, news report.
No post-Puja Red Road carnival in 2026; immersion before Lakshmi Puja urged; no DJ in immersion processions; dry Maha Ashtami (Statewide; announced 7 Sep 2026; Lakshmi Puja 25 Oct). Organiser: Government of West Bengal. Millennium Post, news report.

Malda

Headquarters: English Bazar.

Malda's Chanchal Rajbari Durga Puja begins on Krishna Navami, about two weeks before the main festival, at the Paharpur Chandi Mandap. (source)

Chanchal Rajbari Durga Puja (375 years) - began on Krishna Navami (Paharpur, Chanchal; Chandi Mandap, Paharpur; began Sun 4 Oct 2026; through Durga Puja). Organiser: Chanchal Rajbari. ABP Ananda (via MSN), news report.
Shashani village Durga Puja (121 years) with offerings from Shibganj, Bangladesh (Shashani, Kaliachak; village temple; Durga Puja 2026). Organiser: village puja committee. Millennium Post, news report.
Bagdipara community Durga Puja revival after floods (North Chandipur, Bhutni; village temple; Durga Puja 2026 (incl. four-day village fair)). Millennium Post, news report.

Murshidabad

Headquarters: Baharampur.

Burima Durga Puja (about 500 years), Narasimha as vahana (Kandi; from Jitashtami; Durga Puja 2026). Zee 24 Ghanta (via MSN), news report.
State-organised Durga Puja special event (Berhampore; not stated). Organiser: Government of West Bengal. ETV Bharat, news report.

Nadia

Headquarters: Krishnanagar.

Ghurni Tarun Sangha 75th-year Durga Puja (Srirangam Ranganatha temple replica pandal) (Ghurni, Krishnanagar; Durga Puja 2026). Organiser: Ghurni Tarun Sangha. Bartaman, news report.
Raybari Durga Puja (since 1750), goddess in armour (Krishnanagar; Durga Puja 2026). Organiser: Raybari family. Zee 24 Ghanta (via MSN), news report.

North 24 Parganas

Headquarters: Barasat.

Bidhannagar Police puja directives (senior citizen access, DJ ban enforcement) (Salt Lake, Lake Town, New Town, Airport area; Durga Puja 2026). Organiser: Bidhannagar Police. Times of India (via MSN), news report.

Paschim Bardhaman

Headquarters: Asansol.

Dhenua village near Asansol holds a one-day Durga Puja on Mahalaya, with the goddess's arrival and immersion on the same day. (source)

One-day Durga Puja on Mahalaya (Dhenua village, Asansol; Sat 10 Oct 2026 (Mahalaya)). Organiser: villagers of Dhenua. TV9 Bangla (via MSN), completed.
State-organised Durga Puja special event (Durgapur; not stated). Organiser: Government of West Bengal. ETV Bharat, news report.

Paschim Medinipur

Headquarters: Midnapore.

Medinipur town theme pujas incl. Chhotobazar Sarbajanin (84th year) (Durga Puja 2026). Organiser: Chhotobazar Sarbajanin Durgotsav Samiti and others. Bartaman, news report.
Narajole Rajbari Durga Puja (over 600 years) (Narajole, Daspur; Durga Puja 2026). Organiser: Narajole royal family. TV9 Bangla (via MSN), news report.
Flood-hit Ghatal puja pandals (32 in municipality submerged) (as of 29 Sep 2026). Organiser: various Ghatal puja committees. Zee 24 Ghanta (via MSN), news report.

Purba Bardhaman

Headquarters: Bardhaman.

Bardhaman Rajbari's Durga Puja, begun by Maharaja Mahtab Chand, worships the goddess painted on a single-frame pat for ten days. (source)

Bardhaman town theme pujas and police-administration crowd preparations (from Shashthi 2026). Organiser: Sarbamilan Sangha, Keshabganj Barowari, Ghoroudchati committee; police-administration. Bartaman, news report.
Bardhaman Rajbari Pateshwari Durga Puja (about 350 years, 10 days) (Durga Puja 2026). Organiser: Bardhaman royal family. Zee 24 Ghanta (via MSN), news report.

Purba Medinipur

Headquarters: Tamluk.

First Digha beach festival with Maha-bhog on Panchami (evening of Panchami (15 Oct 2026)). Organiser: Government of West Bengal. ETV Bharat, news report.

Purulia

Headquarters: Purulia.

Jelepara Durga Mandir puja (Purulia; Durga Puja 2026). Zee 24 Ghanta (via MSN), news report.

South 24 Parganas

Headquarters: Alipore.

Uttar Dinajpur

Headquarters: Raiganj.

First Durga Puja organised by village women (Smritimandir village, Raiganj; Durga Puja 2026). Organiser: women of Smritimandir village. Uttarbanga Sambad, news report.
Pre-puja road repairs and decorative lights in all 27 wards (Raiganj; before Durga Puja 2026). Organiser: State Urban Development dept / NBDD. Millennium Post, news report.

How to find celebrations near you

District administration and police: district websites and police social media post festival arrangements and traffic advisories in the days before Dussehra.
Municipal bodies: corporations and municipalities prepare grounds, immersion points and lighting, and announce them locally.
Temples and committees: temple boards, Ramlila committees and puja committees publish their own schedules, often on notice boards and social media.
Local newspapers: district editions carry the final venue and timing details in the last week before the festival.

Frequently asked questions

When is Durga Puja 2026 in West Bengal?

Maha Shashthi is on Saturday 17 October and Bijoya Dashami on Wednesday 21 October 2026, according to Drik Panchang for Kolkata. Mahalaya was on Saturday 10 October.

Why is Bijoya Dashami on 21 October when Dussehra is on 20 October?

Bengal's calendar fixes Dashami by the tithi at sunrise in Kolkata, which places Bijoya Dashami on Wednesday 21 October 2026, a day after the all-India Dussehra on Tuesday 20 October.

Where can I find immersion arrangements in my district?

District administrations and police publish immersion ghats, carnival and traffic arrangements in the last days before Dashami. Check the district website, the police's social media and the district edition of your newspaper.

Are there Durga Puja events in every district?

Yes, Durga Puja is celebrated in every district of West Bengal, in thousands of community and family pujas. This page lists only what we could verify online for 2026; most local pujas are never announced on the internet.

Editor's note

Editor's note (10 October 2026): We built this district guide from pages we opened on 10 October 2026: state and district government sites, temple and organiser pages, and reputable news reports. We list an event only when the page is clearly about 2026. We do not publish ticket prices, crowd figures, performers' or politicians' names. Festival dates follow Drik Panchang for India unless a source states a local date. Details change, so please confirm with the organiser or district administration.