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West Bengal About West Bengal Places to Visit   Kolkata   About the City Getting there Getting around What to see Hotels Eating Out Bookshelf Shopping Festivals Weather and Essentials     Festivals Kolkata comes alive during the 10-day long Durga Pooja that is celebrated in the months of October/November. The entire city takes off for almost a week for the festivities and large pandals with large idols of Goddess Durga are set up all over the city. Social dos are held all over the city and they comprise long cultural evenings, feasts of traditional cuisine, showing off a newly acquired wardrobe, and generally enjoying oneself with friends and family.