After the 67,000-capacity stadium filled to the brim, the gates had to be closed denying entry to about 30,000 more who had to remain outside when the programme was on.
Children were seen crying after being separated from their parents and torn shoes and jerseys littered the ground as a section of the largely young crowd engaged in scuffles with the police, making a desperate bid to enter the grounds.
There were also reports of lathicharge, even as the police denied it. No barricade or fence was erected outside the ground.
"We did not expect such a huge response. The programme was organised at the last minute so it was difficult to make foolproof arrangements," an IPS official posted outside the Eden told PTI.
The entry was made free for all by the government and according to unofficial count about one lakh people turned up to witness the grand celebration.
In the morning, the city turned purple and gold with thousands of people lining up the entire route from Hazra crossing, near the chief minister Mamata Banerjee's Harish Chatterjee Street residence, to Writers' Buildings, a distance of five kms, to witness the victory parade of the team atop a flower-bedecked trailer.
Many people were seen taking up vantage points on rooftops and balconies to witness the victory procession.
The team members, who stepped off the team bus at Hazra a little past 11:00 am, arrived at Writers' at 12:20 pm where the chief minister, Railway minister Mukul Roy and cabinet ministers were waiting for them.
People threw 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.
