She was honoured with a 21 gun salute by the state government, in accordance with Banerjee's wish.
Banerjee attended Sen's funeral.
"The passing away of 'Mahanayika' (great actress), I feel in world of cinema and in Bengali cinema is a big and sad news. Such a talent is born only once and there is no parallel. Today is extremely saddening for us. We have lost someone important today," said Banerjee.
The chief minister rushed to the nursing home soon after receiving the news from doctors and family members.
"During my second visit, she asked me, who was I to her? She had spoken to me like a near and dear one (aaponjon). She was conscious and could recognise her family members during her last days."
She observed, how she had "so astonishingly" kept herself away from the public for three decades, a departure from tradition.
