Kolkata counts down to a very festive Christmas
The Hindu
The city of joy has not looked this vibrant since the pandemic began. with Park Street bathed in colourful lights and giant billboards
A festive air has gripped the ‘City of Joy’ as it celebrates Christmas with a spirit that matches that of the pre-pandemic days, even though doctors have advocated caution amidst fears of another wave of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant.
Never has Kolkata looked this vibrant in the past two years — not even during Durga Puja — with Park Street, the home of Christmas celebrations, bathed in colourful lights, and giant billboards once again mushrooming all over the city, selling cakes, luxury homes and cough syrup in the same breath. At many places, decorations compete with Trinamool Congress flags that have been put up to celebrate the party’s victory in the recently-held elections for the Kolkata Municipal Corporation.