Overview

• Kolkata Police expect the bulk of community immersions on Friday and Saturday and have reinforced 28 ghats and about 200 procession points with 28 disaster teams, River Traffic Police, drones and added CCTV.
• City authorities in Kolkata have barred DJs at immersion processions, while Bhubaneswar fielded a 60‑member CTC 60 unit to enforce a 60‑decibel cap on sound systems.
• Immersions concluded in Bhubaneswar and Cuttack on Friday under 122 police platoons with CCTV and drone oversight, supported by bomb disposal and anti‑terror squads.
• Administrations set up eco‑friendly immersion ponds, including five in Bhubaneswar, where officials reported two rain‑damaged sites under repair on a priority basis.
• Kolkata’s state‑organised Red Road carnival is scheduled for Sunday with 113 award‑winning puja committees permitted to perform immersion at the end in the presence of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.