Diwali weekend in Mumbai: Juhu diya painting, a Suvarnadurg replica in Girgaon, Tokyo pop-up

Small and large stories have come in from different corners of Mumbai this Diwali weekend. Diyas will be painted in one place, a fort has gone up in another, and food and theatre events are coming in the days ahead.

A great eggfly butterfly was seen perched on a slot of a battery-swapping station at Bandongri in Kandivali East. Satej Shinde photographed it.

For years, members of the Juhu Reads group have gathered every Saturday at Kaifi Azmi Park in Juhu to read books of their choice. This Saturday will be a little different. Keeping the Diwali weekend in mind, the group will read quietly as always, and will also paint diyas by hand. According to Shishir Bangera, co-curator of the group, everyone will be able to design their own diya and take it home. "We did this last year as well, and it has become a fun, festive part of every year," he said. "Of course, taking part is entirely optional."

Mumbai's younger generation is also spending the holidays in its own way. Jay Patil, 17, of Girgaon has revived an old Diwali tradition. A college student, Jay has built a 3 ft x 1.5 ft replica of Suvarnadurg, the Maratha fort that became a strategic stronghold for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj in the 1660s. Jay followed the old custom of remembering Maharashtra's forts, but made the fort from cardboard and tissue paper instead of clay.

A member of the Patil family said Jay spent about 20 days planning, shaping and finally colouring the small structure. Mumbai homes may not have courtyards large enough to build a fort the old way, but Girgaon has still found room for the tradition.

For food lovers, the flavours of Tokyo street food arrive on November 13 and 14. Magazine Street Kitchen (MSK) will host Delhi's new-wave chefs Navika Kapoor and Hiten Puri at a two-day pop-up. Both are from Zuru Zuru in Delhi. Some of Tokyo's most talked-about and authentic flavours will be served.

Something new is also taking shape at G5A in Mahalaxmi. Its artist-in-residence season begins with theatre director Jyoti Dogra, who has returned to the city to start work on her next production, "Darakht". Her earlier production "Mezok" was staged at the same venue last year. The new production is the story of a woman who passes through a forest, where unfamiliar paths keep opening up. Workshops are under way and the premiere is set for November 12.