IN PICS | Customers Flock To Markets In Kolkata As Durga Puja 2020 Fever Overshadows Covid-19 Threat

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People shop ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja festival at New Market area amid coronavirus pandemic, in Kolkata. (Image: PTI)

Kolkata: Idols of Goddess Durga for the upcoming Durga Puja festival, at Kumartuli in Kolkata. (Image: PTI)

An artisan makes an idol of Hindu Goddess Durga on Street side Kumartuli area, a potter's colony, in Kolkata. (Image: Getty)

People wearing protective face masks travel in a passenger bus due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Kolkata. (Image: Getty)

As per state government's guidelines, marquees should be made open and airy and the pandal hoppers should avoid jostling and maintain proper physical distancing. "People should go for shopping. Shops will remain open. Otherwise, how will they do business? But while shopping for the pujas people should not forget about the protocol," Banerjee had said. (Image: ANI)

Meanwhile, West Bengal's Covid-19 tally mounted to 2,80,504 after the highest single-day spike of 3,455 new infections was reported on Wednesday, the health department said in a bulletin. The death toll in the state rose to 5,376 with 58 more fatalities. (Image: ANI)

Cautioning the people about the rising number of COVID-19 infections in the state, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee osaid that the pandemic protocol should not be violated during the coming Durga Puja. Despite warming, People in large numbers gathered at New Market in Kolkata earlier today. (Image: ANI)