Artisans at Kumartuli, Kolkata's renowned idol making precinct in West Bengal, were photographed carrying a Goddess Kali idol through a narrow lane on 6 November 2026 as festival preparations gathered pace ahead of Kali Puja.
Visitors and buyers explored a display of finished Goddess Kali idols at Kumartuli in Kolkata on 6 November 2026, selecting pieces for pandals and homes ahead of the Kali Puja celebrations across West Bengal.
A completed Goddess Kali idol sat partially draped in cloth at a Kumartuli workshop in Kolkata on 6 November 2026, awaiting dispatch to its designated pandal ahead of Kali Puja festivities in West Bengal.
An artist applied the finishing strokes to a Goddess Kali idol at a Kumartuli workshop in Kolkata on 6 November 2026, with craftspeople working round the clock to meet demand from pandal organisers across West Bengal ahead of Kali Puja.