Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha Durga Puja 2026
Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha is a neighbourhood puja in Kankurgachi, part of the Kankurgachi – Beleghata pandal hopping circuit in east Kolkata (also searched as Mitali Kankurgachi, Kankurgachi Mitali Durga Puja). It is a theme puja: expect an art installation or themed pandal, lighting and a crowd that comes for the spectacle, with a light crowd. 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 Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Kankurgachi – Beleghata pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- Bengal Chemical Metro~12 min walk
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Kankurgachi
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha
Take the metro to Bengal Chemical Metro and walk about 12 minutes (880 m). 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.
There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in. Plan about 8 minutes inside once you are through the gate.
Pandals near Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Beleghata 33 Pally Bashi Brinda21 min · 1.8 km
- Ultadanga Sangrami22 min · 1.8 km
- Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin29 min · 2.4 km
- Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja29 min · 2.4 km
- Telengabagan Sarbojanin31 min · 2.5 km
- Brindaban Matri Mandir31 min · 2.6 km
See the whole Kankurgachi – Beleghata walking route.
Eat, drink, toilets and sights nearby
- Drinking water: Drinking water station, Satin Sen Sarani at CIT Road (Kankurgachi) · 370 mDrinking-water station at the Kankurgachi tram stop corner of CIT Road and Satin Sen Sarani
- Drinking water: Drinking water, Dinosaur Park (Bagmari Road / Satin Sen Sarani) · 490 mDrinking-water tap at the Dinosaur Park gate on Bagmari Road
- Drinking water: Drinking water station, CIT Road at Kaborsthan bus stop (Kankurgachi) · 560 mDrinking-water station on CIT Road at the Kaborsthan stop, 400 m from the Indian Oil pump toilet
- Toilet: Public toilet, CIT Road at Kankurgachi (by the Indian Oil pump) · 580 mToilet on CIT Road beside the Indian Oil petrol pump near the Kaborsthan bus stop; tagged open 24 hours
Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha?
- Bengal Chemical Metro is the nearest metro station, about 12 minutes' walk (880 m) from the pandal.
- How long is the queue at Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha?
- Beleghata 33 Pally Bashi Brinda (21 min walk), Ultadanga Sangrami (22 min walk), Haritaki Bagan Sarbojanin (29 min walk), Maniktala Chaltabagan Lohapatty Durga Puja (29 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha?
- 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 Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha open to visitors in 2026?
- Most pandals of this size are open and lit from Panchami or Shashthi (16 or 17 October 2026); the committee announces the exact day. Chaturthi and Panchami evenings are the best time to see it without the queue.
- What is the Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha 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: Bengal Chemical Metro is the nearest metro station, there is rarely a long queue, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha and is entry free?
- Kankurgachi Mitali Sangha is in Kankurgachi, east Kolkata, on the Kankurgachi – Beleghata circuit, about 12 minutes' walk from Bengal Chemical Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.