The idol at Patna Kalibari, Yarpur. Picture by Deepak Kumar

Vacations

Schools: October 10 to 17

IIT: October 11 to 14

NIT: October 11 to 14

Patna University: October 10 to 16

Banks: October 13 and 14 for Durga Puja and October 16 for Id

Secretariat: October 11 to 14 for Durga Puja and October 17 for Id

Patna High Court: October 10 to 20

Fun & frolic

Closed

Patna Museum: October 12 and 13

Patna zoo: All Puja days except on Dashami (Monday)

Open

Eco Park

Floating restaurant

Dandiya nights on MV Ganga Vihar from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, up to October 12

Advance booking available, charges Rs 200 per person

Funtasia Island, Sampatchak

The colourful water park with 20ft high water slide is a real breath-taker

Dandiya beats will be played and local artistes will perform from 4pm to 6pm from Saptami to Dashami

Disneyland, Gandhi Maidan

Sky-high rides and giant wheels

lMore than 30 stalls, comprising small household stuff, handicraft

lFast food, chaat and Chinese cuisine

Buy-buy

Pantaloons, Rajapur Pul

Exciting offers on wide range of men’s, women’s and kids’ outfit and accessories for Navratri

P&M Mall, Patliputra

Set to surprise customers with unbelievable discounts and fall-winter collections

Fashion

Girls can opt for Anarkali suits with jackets in flamboyant colours like coral blue, tomato red, turquoise orange and shades of red. Boys can pick up Nehru jackets with kurta and churidar or churipants in shades of yellow, pink and purple with neutral base like grey, ivory white and off white

Abhishek Dutta leading fashion designer

Helpline numbers

Medical

State chapter of Indian Medical Association: 0612-2321542, 9334118112, 9835065370, 9334118669

Ambulance: 102 and 108

District civil surgeon Dr Lakhendra Prasad: 9470003600

Others

District control room: 0612- 2219810 and 2219234

Police control room: 0612-2201975, 0612-2201976, 0612-2201977, 0612-2201978

Patna women’s police: 9470001390, 9471006592

Rain cloud

According to an alert issued by India Meteorological Department on Thursday evening, cyclonic storm Phailin remained static over east-central Bay of Bengal during the day

It is expected to move northwest and cross north Andhra Pradesh and Odisha coast between Kalingapatnam and Paradip, close to Gopalpur (Odisha), by October 12 evening as a severe cyclonic storm with a maximum sustained wind speed of 175-185kmph

Ashish Sen, director, IMD, Patna, said a forecast of heavy rainfall at many places in Bihar has been issued between October 13 and 15, depending on the movement of Phailin

The state government and the disaster management department on Thursday issued an alert for the cyclone