Security arrangements have been stepped up and a strong vigil on the bursting of crackers beyond the permissible limit is being kept for Diwali.

Kali Puja was observed in various parts of the State at temples and at community pujas. Marquees were put up to celebrate the festival in the city and its vicinity. Serpentine queues of devotees were seen since morning outside the famous Kalighat temple as well as the Dakhineshwar temple on the outskirts of the city, along the banks of the Hooghly river.