The Telegraph Hand in Hand, in association with HCL Beanstalk and Centurion Bank, is back to add to the fun of the festivities in residential complexes. Here?s a who, what, where of this year?s initiative

EE Block Abasik Samity

175, EE Block, Sector II, Bidhannagar, Salt Lake, Cal 91. Around 2,000 flats. The complex came up in 1997, Durga puja started the following year. Lots of cultural programmes featuring artistes like Haimanti Shukla have been lined up. Plus, feast for about 5,000 on Ashtami and Navami.

Bidhanchandra Co-op Housing Society

4, Bidhan Shishu Sarani, Cal 54. 118 flats. Inaugurated in 1983, Puja started in ?84. The Durga idol is adorned with authentic ancestral gold jewellery. Cultural programmes, Bangla band Lakkhichhara and bhoj for residents, this time.

Central Government Residential Complex

EE Block, Salt Lake, Cal 64. 384 flats. The complex came up in 1980; Puja started same year. Residents to stage cultural programmes and prepare bhog.

Saurav Abasan

ED Block, Salt Lake, Cal 91. 80 flats. Complex and Puja both since 2003. Emphasis is on homeliness in celebrations; cultural programmes.

Vidyasagar Niketan

W-1, Vidyasagar Niketan, Salt Lake, Cal 64. 185 flats. Complex and Puja date back to 1971. Cultural programmes with specific themes held each year.

BE Block (East)

Salt Lake. Around 200 houses. Puja was first celebrated in 1979. Chhau by dancers from Purulia; dhakis playing five dhaks together are the highlights.

HUDCO Housing Estate

95, Ultadanga Main Road, Cal 54. 180 flats. Complex came up in 1972, Puja same year. All festivities are organised by the women of the complex.

AELITE Co-operative Housing Society

3 Bidhan Nagar Shishu Sarani, Cal 54. 89 flats. Puja started from the inception of the complex, in 1980. Cultural programmes are the big draw.

Purbasha Housing Estate

160 Maniktala Main Road, Cal 54. 664 flats. Complex inaugurated in 1977, Puja started same year. Over 3,000 residents get together for the bhog. Young ones display their talent in the various activities.

4R Complex

4R Purbachal, Phase 2, Sector III, Salt Lake, Cal 97. 112 flats. Complex came up in 1986, Puja started the following year. From conceptualising to providing the finishing touches to the pandal, everything is done by residents.

Purbachal Abasan

F-6 Purbachal, Salt Lake, Cal 97. 550 flats. Complex came up in 1983, Puja started in 1984. Three complexes come together and take part in various activities.

Jal Vayu Vihar

LV Block, Sector III, Salt Lake 98. 282 flats. Complex and Puja date back to 1989. Residents treat it as one big family Puja.

Bima Abasan

594/1 Dakshindari Road, Cal 48. 80 flats. The complex and Puja both started in 1994. Special emphasis on a family feel to the festivities.

Space Town Housing Complex

VIP Road, Airport Post Office, Cal 52. 325 flats. Complex came up in 2002; Puja started in 2004. Not just Bengalis, all residents participate in the celebrations.

Bidyakut Abasan

Sri Ramesh Mitra Rd, Narayanpur Battala, Cal 136. 406 flats. Complex set up in 1998; Puja started same year. Residents try to make it as homely an affair as possible; women of all ages take an active role.

Koyla Vihar Vasundhara

Mandal Ghanti, VIP Rd, Cal 52. 144 flats. Complex came up in 2000; Puja started the same year. Close-knit complex has loads of fun.

ESIC Staff Quarters

AF Block, Baisakhi, Cal 64. 84 flats. It?s the ninth year of the Puja at this 35-year-old complex. From collecting chanda to shopping for the celebrations, everything is done by the women.

AH Block

AH Block, Salt Lake, Cal 91. 450 flats. Complex came up in 1983; Puja started the same year. Members of other blocks are also invited for the community lunch.

SBI Officers’ Quarters

19 Convent Rd, Cal 14. 110 flats. The complex started in 2000, Puja since 2001. Cosmopolitan crowd enjoys a variety of cultural programmes.

Ramakrishna Puram

156/1, Maharaja Nanda Kr Road (South), Cal 36. 220 flats. It?s the 15th Puja at the 16-year-old complex. Stress is on the participation of homemakers and youngsters; with an accent on tradition.

Shrachi Garden

251/1, Nagendra Nath Road, Cal 28. 210 flats. The complex came up 10 years ago, the Puja started in 1997. The homely ambience is the highlight.

Uttarayan Apartment

40 Dum Dum Rd Cal 74. 98 flats. Apartment set up in 2002. Puja started in 2003. Full-family involvement, from grandmother to grand-daughter.

CMDA Housing Complex

CMDA Nagar, Barrackpore, Cal 121. 285 flats. Eight-year-old complex and Puja. 3,000 people feast together, with programmes from morning to night.

Shantiban Housing Complex

7 Umakanta Sen Lane, Cal 30. 160 flats. Apartment set up in end-2001, Puja started in 2003. Trying to preserve the heritage of Durga puja, particularly for young kids not acquainted with the family Puja.

Singhibagan CIT Building

30 Madan Chatterjee Lane, Jorasanko, Cal 7. 205 flats. Complex established in 1956; Puja since then. Those who left the complex are returning this year for the golden jubilee celebrations.

Uttarayan Housing Estate

102 BT Road, Cal 108. 332 flats. Puja is as old as the complex (39 years). Lots of cultural events and a bhoj for everyone on Ashtami.

Arabinda Arena Housing Complex

Rahara Bazar, Old Calcutta Road, Cal 118. 130 flats. Seven years old. Traditional idol, involvement of everyone from young to old; lots of cultural programmes.

Happy Nook Housing Society

ECTP, Phase 4, Cal 107. 176 flats. Built in 1997, this is the ninth year of the Puja. Homely and traditional, with a lot of involvement from the women.

Hiland Park

Cal 94. 120 flats. Complex inaugurated in mid-2003; the Puja is in its third year. Participation from everyone; stage set for cultural programmes.

Rail Vihar

480, Madurdaha, EKTP, Cal 107. 383 flats. Built in 1996, it?s the ninth year for the Puja. Families of rail employees from various parts of the country come together to celebrate Puja.

Calcutta Greens HIG Phase I

1050/2, Survey Park. Cal 75. 268 flats. Puja from 2003, the first year of the complex. All resident families take part in all the activities.

Neelachal Abasan Co-Op Society

98, Rajdanga Gold Park, Cal 107. 376 flats. Apartment built in 1998; Puja since then. Cultural programmes and lunch on all four days.

Samadrita ECTP Phase 3, Type B

ECTP, Phase 3, EM Bypass, Cal 107. 224 flats. The complex came up in 1995, Puja started in 1998. Breakfast and lunch on Puja days, special dinner on Dashami.

Abhyudoy Housing Co-Op Society

EM Bypass, ECTP Phase 4, Cal 107. 432 flats. Apartment came up in 1995; Puja started in 1996. Cultural activities to promote communal harmony. Lunch for 2,000 people on all four days.

Regent Estate

P-14, Regent Estate, Cal 92. 300 flats. Set up in 1962, Puja started the following year. Gala bhoj on all festive days.

Golf Green Phase 3, 4 & 7

W2B 15/6 Phase 3, Cal 95. 650 flats. Set-up in 1981, Puja started the same year. Enthusiastic involvement from all age groups.

Mecon Towers

357, Prince Anwar Shah Road, Cal 68. 96 flats. Established in 1997, Puja started in ?98. Residents celebrate the festival as one big family.

ONGC Green Tower

Block A Block B, Uday Shankar Sarani, Cal 95. 154 flats. Came up in 1988, Puja from same year. Residents from different communities and cities provide a cosmopolitan atmosphere.

Purbayan

909, Purbachal Main Road, Cal 78. 84 flats. Built in 2001, Puja started the same year. Complete involvement from each member of the apartment.

Niva Park (Phase I)

P.O. Brahmapur, Badamtala, Cal 96. 265 flats. The complex and Puja both came up in 1989. Everyone gets together for fun and enjoyment.

Victoria Greens

385, Garia Main Road, Cal 84. 292 flats. Set up in 2004, Puja started the same year. The theme-based Puja sports green lights to match the name; interiors done by the residents.

Garden Green Apartment

184, Bansdroni Place, Cal 70. 142 flats. Built in 1994, Puja started same year. The theme of this Puja: the teachings of Swami Vivekananda.

Garden Green Apartment

Kamargachhi, Narendrapur, Cal 103. 185 flats. Apartment set up in 2000, Puja started the following year. Lots of events, including plays and other cultural programmes.

Debjan Apartment

334, NSC Bose Road, Cal 47. 72 flats. Set up in 1984, Puja started same year. A common platform for residents to gather for fun and entertainment.

Deepannita Apartment

16/1/1, Khanpur Road, Cal 47. 78 flats. Built in 1995, Puja from same year. Plenty of cultural programmes throughout the Puja days.

New Suvada

P 126, Usha Park, Cal 84. 55 flats. Complex came up in 1990; Puja started in 1993. The women of the complex play the most active part in every aspect.

Maitrayee Apartment

255, NSC Bose Road, Cal 47. 72 flats. Set up in 1999, Puja started same year. A gala occasion for all residents to get together and have the time of the year.

New Sakuntala Park

Sarsuna Housing Project, Phase 1, Biren Roy Road (West), Cal 61. 112 flats. Built in 1985, Puja started the following year. Musical programmes are presented by the young ones.

Oxford View

32/36, D. H. Road, Cal 8. 157 flats. Built in 1990, Puja started in 1992. It?s one big family affair as all the members get together for cultural programmes and community lunches.

Merlin Estates

25/8, D. H. Road, Sakherbazar, Cal 8. 92 flats. Formed in 1997, Puja since 1999. A large cosmopolitan crowd, cultural programmes, lunch and dandiya.

Thakurpukur Co-op Housing Society

Phase 1, MG Road, Cal 104. 720 flats. Apartment built in 2000; Puja since 2001. Dance, music and other cultural programmes are the attractions for the residents.

The CMCSSU Co-op Housing Society

137/C, KP Mukherjee Road, Cal 8. 120 flats. Apartment set up in 2000; Puja from same year. Lots of cultural programmes lined up.

Mangalam Park

14, Ho Chi Min Sarani, Cal 34. 298 flats. Built in 2001, Puja since inception. Besides cultural programmes, an audio-visual quiz is the highlight here.

Green View

119, Southern Avenue, Cal 29. 84 flats. Set up in 1977, Puja started the same year. Active participation from residents of all ages makes it a special affair.

Saptaparni Co-op Housing Society

58/1 & 3, Ballygunge Circular Road, Cal 19. 175 flats. Set up in 1976, Puja has been an annual fixture since inception. Residents from different spheres of life become one big family.

Nabakailash

55/4, Ballygunge Circular Road, Cal 19. 96 flats. Built in 1986, Puja started the same year. Guest performers form the attraction here during the festive days.

Auroville Co-op Housing Society

10, Mandeville Gardens, Cal 19. 70 flats. Set up in 1986, Puja started same year. Cultural activities are the efforts of the ladies? group of the complex since inception.

Avenue House

107, Southern Avenue, Cal 29. 66 flats. Built in 1974, Puja started same year. This is the first multi-storeyed building in Calcutta to start Durga puja.

Alokapuri

36C, Ballygunge Circular Road, Cal 19. 107 flats. Built in 1984, Puja started the same year. All get together and have some fun.

Swaranika Co-op Housing Society

Biren Roy Road (west), Cal 61. 460 flats. Set up in 1996, Puja started the following year. Gala food festival on Panchami.

(Picture show various moments and moods of The Telegraph Hand in Hand 2004.)