Kasba Shakti Sangha Pallybasi Durgotsav Samity Durga Puja 2026
Kasba Shakti Sangha Pallybasi Durgotsav Samity is a neighbourhood puja in Kasba, part of the Gariahat – Ballygunge pandal hopping circuit in south Kolkata. 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 Kasba Shakti Sangha Pallybasi Durgotsav Samity entry in the Kolkata pandal list 2026; the Gariahat – Ballygunge pandal hopping route puts it in walking order with its neighbours.
- Nearest metro
- VIP Bazar Metro~33 min walkOrange Line: no service 17–21 Oct
- Peak queue
- Usually none
- Time inside
- ~8 min
- Style
- theme puja
- Area
- Kasba
- Puja days 2026
- 17 to 21 Oct
Nearest metro station and how to reach Kasba Shakti Sangha Pallybasi Durgotsav Samity
Take the metro to VIP Bazar Metro and walk about 33 minutes (2.5 km). Not on Puja nights: VIP Bazar Metro is on the Orange Line, which has no service from 17 to 21 October 2026 (Metro Railway notice, 8 October 2026). Come by bus or cab, or walk from a Blue or Green Line station. 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 Kasba Shakti Sangha Pallybasi Durgotsav Samity
Walking times measured on OpenStreetMap streets, without queues.
- Kasba R.K. Chatterjee Road Adhibasi Brinda6 min · 480 m
- Westend Park Sarbojanin (Kamala Park)6 min · 500 m
- Bosepukur Sitala Mandir Sarbojanin11 min · 920 m
- Bosepukur Talbagan Sarbojanin13 min · 1.1 km
- Dhakuria Sarbojanin (Tanupukur)16 min · 1.3 km
- Rajdanga Naba Uday Sangha20 min · 1.6 km
See the whole Gariahat – Ballygunge walking route.
Kasba Shakti Sangha Pallybasi Durgotsav Samity: questions people ask
- Which metro station is nearest to Kasba Shakti Sangha Pallybasi Durgotsav Samity?
- VIP Bazar Metro is the nearest metro station, about 33 minutes' walk (2.5 km) from the pandal. It is on the Orange Line, which has no service from 17 to 21 October 2026 (Metro Railway notice, 8 October 2026); on Puja nights come by bus or cab, or from a Blue or Green Line station.
- How long is the queue at Kasba Shakti Sangha Pallybasi Durgotsav Samity?
- There is rarely a long queue; you can usually walk straight in.
- Which pandals are near Kasba Shakti Sangha Pallybasi Durgotsav Samity?
- Kasba R.K. Chatterjee Road Adhibasi Brinda (6 min walk), Westend Park Sarbojanin (Kamala Park) (6 min walk), Bosepukur Sitala Mandir Sarbojanin (11 min walk), Bosepukur Talbagan Sarbojanin (13 min walk). The planner can string them into one route.
- When is Durga Puja 2026 at Kasba Shakti Sangha Pallybasi Durgotsav Samity?
- 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 Kasba Shakti Sangha Pallybasi Durgotsav Samity 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 Kasba Shakti Sangha Pallybasi Durgotsav Samity 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: VIP Bazar Metro is the nearest metro station (closed for Puja, 17 to 21 October), there is rarely a long queue, and the pandals within a short walk are listed above.
- Where is Kasba Shakti Sangha Pallybasi Durgotsav Samity and is entry free?
- Kasba Shakti Sangha Pallybasi Durgotsav Samity is in Kasba, south Kolkata, on the Gariahat – Ballygunge circuit, about 33 minutes' walk from VIP Bazar Metro. Entry is free, as at every Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata; the "VIP passes" sold online are private queue-skipping products, not tickets.