Thanks to
@qatarairways my US trip now stands canceled.
Somehow the Kolkata flight got delayed and that led them to choose an option for me which would land in SF at 1:15 PM 21st Oct (delayed by a day).
So, it forced me to ultimately cancel it.
Absolutely gutted for this. But maybe this is what Maa Durga wanted as I was leaving her amidst the festivities.