Chetla Agrani Club Durga Puja 2026
Chetla Agrani Club is one of the city's headline pujas in Chetla, part of the Chetla – New Alipore pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata (also searched as Chetla Agrani, Chetla Agrani Durga Puja). It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, with very heavy crowds on Puja evenings. The committee announces its 2026 theme shortly before Puja; this page does not repeat unconfirmed themes and covers the practical side: the nearest metro station, the queue, and the walk to the next pandal.
Durga Puja 2026 runs Saturday 17 to Wednesday 21 October. This page is the Chetla Agrani Club entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Chetla – New Alipore pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Kalighat Metro~15 min walk
- Peak queue
- ~45 min
- Time inside
- ~15 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Chetla
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Chetla Agrani Club
Take the metro to Kalighat Metro and walk about 15 minutes (1.1 km). On Puja nights the lanes around big pandals are one-way for pedestrians and police may route you a longer way in; follow the barricades. Open walking directions in Google Maps.
Expect to queue about 45 minutes at peak hours (roughly 6 pm to 10 pm); go before 5 pm or after 11 pm to walk straight in. Plan about 15 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Chetla Agrani Club
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- 78 Pally Gopalnagar Kalyan Sangha7 min · 560 m
- Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala)8 min · 660 m
- 66 Pally10 min · 800 m
- Badamtala Ashar Sangha11 min · 940 m
- Sanghasree (Kalighat)14 min · 1.1 km
- Rashbehari Suhrid Sangha15 min · 1.3 km
See the whole Chetla – New Alipore walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Worth a look: Puja mela beside Chetla Agrani · 10 mFood and toy stalls fill the club ground beside the pandal on Puja evenings; browse on your way out towards Suruchi
- Worth a look: Keoratala burning ghat (orientation only) · 400 mThe city's main crematorium (1862) on the Adi Ganga, where Satyajit Ray and Uttam Kumar were cremated; pass quietly, cameras down
Chetla Agrani Club: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Chetla Agrani Club?
- Kalighat Metro is the nearest metro station, about 15 minutes' walk (1.1 km) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Chetla Agrani Club?
- Expect to queue about 45 minutes at peak hours (roughly 6 pm to 10 pm); go before 5 pm or after 11 pm to walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Chetla Agrani Club?
- 78 Pally Gopalnagar Kalyan Sangha (7 min walk), Dakshin Kolkata Tarun Samity (Keoratala) (8 min walk), 66 Pally (10 min walk), Badamtala Ashar Sangha (11 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Chetla Agrani Club?
- Durga Puja 2026 runs from Shashthi, Saturday 17 October, to Dashami, Wednesday 21 October 2026. Most big Kolkata pandals open to visitors from Chaturthi (15 October) or earlier, and the crowds peak on Ashtami and Navami evenings (19 and 20 October).
- When does Chetla Agrani Club open to visitors in 2026?
- The headline pujas usually open to the public from Tritiya or Chaturthi (14 or 15 October 2026), sometimes earlier for a preview; the exact day is announced by the committee a few days before. Chaturthi and Panchami evenings are the best time to see it without the queue.
- What is the Chetla Agrani Club Durga Puja 2026 theme?
- The committee announces the theme shortly before Puja, and this page does not repeat unconfirmed reports; check the club's own announcement. What stays true every year is the practical side: Kalighat Metro is the nearest metro station, the queue runs about 45 minutes at peak, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Chetla Agrani Club and is entry free?
- Chetla Agrani Club is in Chetla, south Kolkata, on the Chetla – New Alipore circuit, about 15 minutes' walk from Kalighat Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.