The city, painted in its new blue and white colour, rocked and danced till midnight as revellers hopped pubs, restaurants and malls shouting countdown to wish each other New Year.
All roads of the city led to Park Street as traffic restrictions were removed opening up the roads and pavements for the enthusiasts who flocked the area much before the evening set in.
Several clubs, hotels, restaurants offered packages to entertain party goers with their music, pubs made the New Year's eve a great experience with the best combination of music, ambiance and delicacies.
Security men kept a hawk's vigil with CCTV installed at crucial points in the city which remained chilly with mercury dipping to around 16 degrees Celsius.
Celebrations also witnessed fireworks with policemen, equipped with Alcometers (breath analysers), were out in large numbers across the city to nab revellers driving on a 'high'. They were seen stopping persons suspected to having too much drink and made them breathe into the equipment.
Banerjee, who debuted on Twitter today, in her first tweet wrote: "A New Year. A new beginning for me on Twitter".