India, Sept. 28 -- F or actor Raima Sen, Durga Puja is a time to give in to the festive spirit and to plates full of her favourite food. Though work commitments in Mumbai will keep her away during the initial days this year, she plans to make up for it once she reaches her "base" Kolkata, towards the end of the festival. And there is one family custom she never misses. "We (sister Riya Sen and I) make it a point to meet all our relatives. Friends we keep meeting, but this is the time to be with family. Our mother (Moon Moon Sen) always buys us five new sarees and some jewellery too," Raima tells us, adding, "And dieting is banned. We eat a lot of sweets; this is the best time to let go and enjoy." Her eyes light up when the talk turns to food. "We love our Kosha Mangsho and Ilish Mach. These two are my favourites. Then there is Aloo Posto, Bhendi Bhaja, Potoler Dorma. But yes, Mutton Kosha and Ilish Mach top the list," she says. The granddaughter of legendary late actor Suchitra Sen fondly remembers childhood pujas at her grandmother's house. "We would wear little sarees, take friends along, and she (grandma) would draw alpana and dress up the murti. Relatives came over, we sat on the floor and ate on banana leaves. Those were days of pure fun, eating, meeting people, dancing." Today, her busy schedule has changed the way she celebrates, but it has brought new experiences too. "I don't get to enjoy it the same way as I did as a child, but now I get invited to inaugurate pandals and judge them. I end up seeing more pandals across Kolkata than I ever did growing up. It is crowded, but still a joy." Raima, who was last seen in Bastar: The Naxal Story, Aliya Basu Gayab Hai and the Bengali film Chaalchitro: The Frame Fatale, says "Durga Puja remains" for her what it always was: "four days of food, family and fun"....