Eid in Kolkata centers on Park Circus — one of the city’s largest Muslim-majority neighborhoods — and the Eid namaz at Park Circus Maidan that draws hundreds of thousands. The streets of Park Circus, Rajabazar, and Metiabruz come alive in the days leading up to Eid with food stalls, clothing markets, and the specific festival energy of a community celebrating at full volume.
The food angle
The biryani is the reason to be in Park Circus during Eid. The restaurants and home kitchens producing Kolkata-style biryani (with the potato, the aromatic spice balance, the specific Awadhi lineage) are at their best. Arsalan, Shiraz, and dozens of smaller shops are all operating at full capacity for the weeks around Eid.
The sheer khurma — the vermicelli milk dessert — is also excellent and available at sweet shops across the neighborhood.