Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is a relatively young city, an amalgamation of villages (including one named Kalikata) formed after the English landed on the swampy shores of the Ganges in Bengal in the ...

Kolkata braces for a typical monsoon day on August 14, 2025, with moderate rains, warm temperatures, and high humidity. Forecasts predict a high of 31.9°C and an 89% chance of rainfall, making ...

Kolkata – or Calcutta, as some still prefer to call it – is a city that lives simultaneously in past and present. Established by India’s British colonial masters in the 18th century, it has since been ...

During Durga Puja, Kolkata transforms into a living, breathing art gallery. From Monday, September 22nd to Thursday, October 2nd, 2025, the city explodes in a carnival of art, devotion, and culinary ...

New restaurants offer new experiences. Kolkata's culinary landscape continues to evolve in 2025, welcoming a fresh wave of innovative restaurants that blend global influences with distinctive local ...

Kolkata Rain Live Updates: 10 dead, schools shut as rains lash West Bengal's capital ahead of Durga Puja festivities(AFP) Kolkata Rain Live Updates: Heavy rains lashed across the capital of West ...

Kolkata rain highlights: Heavy rainfall lasting hours from Monday night to early Tuesday morning inundated large parts of Kolkata, leaving at least ten people dead. The intense downpour brought life ...