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Kolkata: Kolkata Police on Friday asked Durga Puja organisers in the city to rigorously follow all COVID-19 regulations and ensure that revellers mandatorily wear masks while entering the marquees during the five-day festival which will begin on October 23. "Please don't compromise on COVID safety guidelines already stipulated by the government. The CP said that people can visit puja pandals a whole week more this time to avoid overcrowding anywhere. Cultural programmes which draw huge crowds cannot be held in or near the puja pandals. The notification came up days after Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee listed the safety guidelines for the puja committees..