Operation Sindoor seems to be the toast of the season in Kolkata, with crackers resembling helicopters, drones and shells flying off the shelves at the dedicated fireworks markets ahead of Kali Puja and Diwali this year.

Manufacturers of Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi and Champahati and Nungi in West Bengal’s South 24-Parganas district have come up with their own varieties of fireworks with strategic naming and military designs, which, upon bursting, would illuminate the night sky.

“Helicopter and drone-shaped firecrackers, shells resembling missiles, ‘peacocks’ projecting the three colours of the national flag in their plumes are the new innovations this year and customers are showing great interest in buying these products along with traditional items like sparklers and rockets,” president of N

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