Zakaria Street: Amanurrab S. Ahmed, 8, was in Chitpore with his uncle to buy a Khan jacket for Id, a ready-made one since there are more design options.

"I always wear new clothes on Id," said the Class IV student of St James' School as his uncle and the store-owner helped him try on a Khan suit, churidar and jacket.

Across the road, Dania Shabnam, 16, was shopping with her brother and mother. "My brother needed a kurta and we are here for that," said the girl from Garden Reach.

Rabindra Sarani and Zakaria Street were on Thursday teeming with Id shoppers, buying everything from kurta-pyjamas and abayas to caps and slippers, and sevai and dry fruits to attar.

"The crowd is at its peak after sundown, when people break their fast," an elderly person said.

There was a sea of heads outside Klassic Kurta, a shop on Rabindra Sarani that has been a favourite for generations. "I have been buying white kurtas from here every Id since I was a child," said Sheikh Mohammad Hasan, an electrical goods wholesaler.

A few kilometres away, New Market too was packed. Women went from one shop to another looking for bangles to match their outfits or the choicest pairs of earrings. "New Market is the go-to place for jewellery. I always shop here before Id," said a woman.

The added attraction on Zakaria Street is the string of shops selling an array of sweets.

Shaikh Sohail, who works for a private telecom company, makes it a point to buy his sevai from Zakaria Street every year. "There are so many varieties here. My Id will not be complete if I don't shop here. There is Banarasi Sevai that is the costliest and also the tastiest," said the resident of Kidderpore.

While Banarasi Sevai needs a skilled cook, there is also the nearly ready-to-eat Lachha Sevai. "One just needs to add sugar and milk to the Lachha and it's ready," said a shopowner.

Sohail, who conducted a Ramzan food walk around Zakaria Street for his friends, said he usually picks up Muscat Halwa and Laddoo from ME Karodia. There was a huddle around the shop on Rabindra Sarani as customers waited for their turn to buy one of the two varieties of Muscat Halwa.

Another shop famous for its sweets is Haji Allauddin in Phears Lane, famous for its Mawa Laddoo.

For those with a taste for savoury, there are kebabs and haleem.