More than 50,000 people lined up on both sides of the road from Hamza at South Kolkata to the Eden Gardens after the victory procession started at 11.10am.
Frenzied scenes were seen all along the 5-km stretch as the KKR players celebrated the victory on an open bus top with the fans making desperate attempts to touch them.
Thousands of fans gathered at the Jatin Das Park crossing at Hazra, from where the parade began, with people throwing bouquets at the players. But with the team co-owner Shah Rukh Khan, who landed at the city late last night, missing there was some visible disappointment among the crowd.
It was, however, a celebration reminiscent of India's World Cup victory last year as the entire city went purple with many coming from various parts of the state wearing Knight Riders team colours.
The victory lap began from Hazra with two vehicles, one with the triumphant team members and the other had the celebrities dancing and waving to the frenzied crowd gathered on both sides of the street.
They had the first stop at Jadu Babur Bazar for a short felicitation en route to the Writer's Building via Akashvani Bhavan, the point from where the crowd were not allowed.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee felicitated the players at the Writer's as the team made their way for the grand celebration at the Eden Gardens, organised by the state government, Kolkata Municipal Corporation and Cricket Association of Bengal. MORE