Resplendent in red: The idol at Purba Abasan on Raycharan Ghosh Lane is in the Krishnagar style this year. Dhunuchi naach and antakshari will liven up Saptami evening, while the Family of the Puja and Personality of the Puja titles will be awarded on Navami

Deepannita: Shankho baadon, dhunuchi naach, musical chairs and antakshari will be held at this Bansdroni housing estate.

Garden Greens Apartments: In the same area, a series of events started as early as Mahalaya here. Play Chandalika on Saptami. Community dinner after returning from immersion on Dashami.

In her likeness: When Ma is decked up on Sashthi eve, can this little girl be left out? With a dash of lipstick and a perfect smile, she was soon ready to join her friends at Hiland Park. A number of NRIs, who own flats in the housing estate, are also back to take part in the revelry

Golpark Cooperative Housing Society: A number of families of both blocks of this estate on Gobindapur Road are vying for the Family of the Puja crown for most active participation in the events.

Maitri: The ornate pandal at this Bansdroni Puja is an eye-catcher. Sera Uttar on Ashtami.

For her eyes only: Calm and serene, the goddess looks on as the devout offer puja on Sashthi at Calcutta Greens Phase II in Survey Park

Mohangarden Housing: Professional artistes to perform, along with sit-and-draw, antakshari, quiz and dhunuchi naach at this Garia puja.

Nilachal Complex Housing Society: A traditional ekchala idol sits pretty in the pandal in Narendrapur. Antakshari and a fashion show will share space with dhunuchi naach and shankho baadon in the events roster.

Rhythm divine: The dhaki ushered in the festivities at Suncity, on Bidhannagar Main Road, on Sashthi. Creative dance on Ashtami, and fashion show and Sera Uttar on Navami are on the events roster

Nirala Apartments: Residents call this Garia estate a “Mini India” with its multi-cultural population. Community lunch on Ashtami and Navami will be strictly vegetarian.

Devotion: A resident offers flowers and sweets to the goddess at Natural Heights, on VIP Road. The ekchala idol is in a traditional shaaj. Ashtami will have dhunuchi naach and shankho baadon. On Navami, a dandiya raas programme set to traditional and remixed tunes will cater to non-Bengali residents of the estate celebrating Navratra

Niva Park Phase I: Outsiders are welcome to take part in rituals at this Brahmapur Puja. Antakshari, fashion show, quiz, dhunuchi naach and shankho baadon are lined up.

Sirpa Residents’ Association: Antakshari, shankho baadon, dhunuchi naach and sit-and-draw from Saptami to Navami at this Puja on Prince Anwar Shah Road.

Kaleidoscope: Children take part in a sit-and-draw at Sundaram housing estate, in Madhyamgram, on Sashthi. The coming festive days will find residents staging plays, awarding talented children, taking part in antakshari and spot quiz, and showing off sporting skills in Ball Throw and Hit the Wicket

Indralok Estate I: Women of the Paikpara estate actively participate in organising community lunches on all five festive days, plus dinner on Dashami. Recitation contest on Saptami.

Mall Road Estate (Dum Dum Ordinance Factory): Shankho baadon, antakshari, quiz, Sera Uttar, recitation and candle-lighting contests are top draws.

Singing to her: “Ei ekla ghar amar desh, amar ekla thakar obhyesh....,” a band of boys sang a Fossils number on Sashthi morning at the VIP Enclave pandal. However, they were not alone, with the goddess in the background at their impromptu music sessions. A conch-blowing programme on Saptami will add to the fun

Ramkrishnapuram Housing Welfare Association: Family of the Puja and Personality of the Puja on Navami are star attractions at this Puja on Maharaja Nandakumar Road.

Shantaneer Housing Estate: Residents of this Baranagar estate will enjoy spot quiz, Sera Uttar and fashion show during the festive days.

GOOD OVER EVIL: Ashtami will be special at Jal Vayu Vihar Housing Complex in Block LB of Salt Lake. Children from a nearby orphanage will drop by for lunch. Later in the day, Grambangla, a musical drama on rivers, will be staged. On Sashthi, photography and rangoli competitions kept the residents busy

Shrachi Garden: Family of the Puja and Personality of the Puja contests will boost up festive spirits at this Nagendranath Road Puja.

Warm blessings: In crisp tant, and sindoor and shankha, women offer mangal taap to worshippers after Sashthi’s arati at Spacetown Housing Complex. A choreographed item, showcasing dance forms of various regions of the country, is coming up on Saptami

Ultadanga VIII M Housing: Decoration with winnowing fans and earthen lamps makes a visit to this pandal on Ultadanga Main Road worth it.

Uttarayan: A shankho baadon programme on Navami is much awaited at this Puja on Dum Dum Road.

Alakapuri: On Ballygunge Circular Road. Sit-and-draw, puja fashion, dance with dhak, quiz, antakshari and shankho baadon are the highlights.

All Pictures by Sanjoy Chattopadhyaya