Since I moved to Kolkata, visiting the small locality in North Kolkata “Kumartuli” also known as the alley of potters or potter’s colony has always been on my Kolkata bucket list, where potters have been sculpturing and giving shape to idols generation after generation. So it’s that time of the year with Durga Puja around the corner, I and my friends took a break from the usual schedule and planned to explore Kumartuli. The sky looked wonderful after a pour, it seemed that the blue sky was telling that a month was left for the festival bells. From the Shobhabazar-Sutanati metro station, we walked to Kumartuli though the option of taking a rickshaw was always open, the moment we stepped into the narrow lanes of Kumartuli we realized we had arrived in a different world, the streets were filled with statues for the religious festivals. Kumartuli is a place that offers an amazing dose of history, heritage, and divinity. These potters live here and work hard on their craft, they silent...