India, Sept. 20 -- West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said that she will be inaugurating around 3,000 Durga puja pandals over the next five days.

"I will be inaugurating three thousand puja pandals this year over the next four to five days," Banerjee said while inaugurating a popular puja Tala Prattoy in north Kolkata.

Banerjee, who has written and composed a few songs, said the album comprising her songs are scheduled to be launched on Sunday.

"Today I am inaugurating the pandals only. From tomorrow I will be unveiling the idols of the Goddess also," she said while inaugurating the Sreebhumi Sporting Club Durga Pujo Pandal.

Mahalaya, which is on Sunday, marks the end of Pitru Paksha, a fortnight for honouring ance...