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What are you dressing up as for Halloween this year? Fans of the spookfest in the capital tells us what’s influencing their costume choice – from the popularity of anime to the success of web shows like Wednesday and films like Barbie."With Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday, the Addams Family became more popular. I feel this year Wednesday Addamswould be the go-to character for many.I love her demeanour...

KOLKATA: Durga Puja is over this year but organisers have been busy preparing for the Red Road Durga Puja carnival, the spectacular event on Red Road where over 100 puja organisers will strut with the idols and tableaux on Friday afternoon.While some members have been busy practising their dance moves, others are going through the finer details of the attire that everybody will be wearing at the...

KOLKATA: From hills to plains to beaches, demand has shot up for Bengal's favourite weekend holiday destinations during the long weekend between Eid-e-Milad on Thursday and Gandhi Jayanti on Monday. With a leave taken on Friday, it is possible to have a five-day break from September 28 to October 2."I had planned this long weekend trip some days in advance and had taken leave from office accordingly. My...

KALYAN: The developers' body in Kalyan-Dombivli, unhappy over state government’s plan to increase stamp duty and ready reckoner rates, have demanded the government to not increase the rates. The developer body's said increase in stamp duty and ready reckoner rates will led to increase in property rates.The state's biggest developer's body MCHI CREDAI's Kalyan-Dombivli unit on Wednesday had called a...