Kolkata: a few bars and restaurants, including the bar, in the center of Kolkata have planned to stay open until midnight to Cater for guests on Diwali, hoping for fireworks at their sales counters after a good business session during Durga Puja.
To lose the bar in Esplanade and Chandni, the extended weekend has revived good business expectations.
“Even after the bar was allowed to reopen, we were not allowed to do.
Many old customers have stopped coming.
Diwali is a good opportunity for several businesses, “said the bar owner welded in Chandni.
Every year, there is a pause in sales after Durga Puja and starting business takes around Diwali, and continues until the end of the year.
The government does not charge fees until the midnight threshold, after a number must be paid for every hour extended.
The government has also raised the night limitation from November 2 to November 5.
“We plan to keep open until midnight on Diwali.After Durga Puja, there is tranquility in business for more than two weeks and it’s just around Diwali that it starts to take.
The business has been so bad because of March 2020 that we need to compensate, “said the owner of a bar at Park Street.
Food-and-drink outlets expect footsteps high until Sunday.
Stretching around this bar has been decorated and many owners will arrange a small puash in their office on Thursday.
Some business companies remain close a day after Diwali, giving four days for people to go out with family and friends.
“Even though it is a family-oriented festival, old customers are still in.
Many orders takeaway, “said Sandeep Sehgal from Broadway Hotel.