In the Eastern part of India. It lies on the east bank of the River Hooghly. To the south of it lies the Sundarbans Delta, the world's largest mangrove forest.

Summer - 24 °C - 38 °COR75 °F - 100 °F
Peak Summer Months - April to June
Winter - 12°C - 27 °COR53 °F - 80 °F
Peak Winter Months - October to February
Monsoon - 160 cm from June to September

Is from September to March

West Bengal Tourism Development Corporation

3/2 Benoy Badal Dinesh Bagh (East), 1st Floor,
Ph: +91-033-22485917

Govt. of India Regional Tourist Office

Embassy Building , 4 Shakespeare Sarani
Ph: +91-033-2421402/58l3

Govt. of India Tourist Office

Calcutta Airport Counter,
New Terminal Building
Ph: +91-033-5118299

Tourist Bureau, Govt. of West Bengal

Howrah Railway Station Counter
Howrah
Ph: +91-033-6602518

Kolkata State Transport Corporation

Esplanade Bus Terminus
Ph: 2481916, 271212

North Bengal State Transport Corporation

Esplanade Bus Terminus
Ph: 2430736

Train arrival/departure

Howrah - 2660 2581, 3542, 3535, 2217
Sealdah - 2350 3535, 3537
Reservations - 138

24 Hour Ambulance

Angel Ambulance Service
Ph: 22442421

Calcutta Heart Research Centre

Ph: 2464 7613, 475 6747

24 Hours Doctor Services

Emergency Doctors' Services
Ph: 2473 6770, 0604

Peerless Night Watch

190 Sarat Bose Road
Ph: 2476 6959,5682

Airline Offices

Air India - 2282 2356-59, 2282 6012, 2282 1187
Indian Airlines - 22114433/22110730
Airline Reservation Enquiry - 141
Calcutta State Transport Corporation, Local Enquiry - 22482401
CSTC, Long Distance Enquiry -22481916
NBSTC - 22430736
SBSTC- 22486259
WBSTC - 22483037, 24116388
Calcutta Tramways Corporation - 22481731, 22481732
West Bengal Police 22215415, 22215486

Tradition, Culture and a Zest for Life defines this city.

It is said about Kolkatans that you can engage them in a feverish discussion about almost anything under the sun right from politics to football to cricket, art, history you name it, just have endless cups of cha (tea) flowing.

It is not just the engaging conversation or the Bengali hospitality or a visit to the Victoria Memorial or the Howrah Bridge that Kolkata promises. It is all this and much more that awaits you at this Cultural Capital of India.

A visit to Kolkata (formerly Calcutta ) is almost like revisiting the pages of history. So pack your bags and get ready for a memorable trip of a lifetime, a trip that is sure to change one's outlook towards life.

The Hickey's Bengal Gazette or the Calcutta General Advertiser was the first English language newspaper, and indeed the first printed newspaper, to be published in the Indian sub-continent.

Bengali, Urdu, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Hindi, English