Phuchka stops, pandal-hopping, sunset ghats, tram rides and weekend plans. Everything worth doing in the city, minus the textbook.
Kolkata during Puja
Until Mahasasthi
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The city is getting ready.
Pick your vibe
Start with what you feel like doing. We'll point you at the right corner of the city.
Eat everything
Rolls, phuchka, biryani and mishti
Pandal-hopping
Five days, zero sleep
Hidden gems
Spots most people walk right past
Sunset by the river
Ghats, ferries and golden hour
Adda & coffee
Where the city talks for hours
Ride the tram
Slow, rattly and completely worth it
Match day
Mohun Bagan, East Bengal and a lot of noise
Night out
Park Street after dark
Must-see
The big sights everyone should tick off at least once.
1943
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Strand Road
A 705-metre cantilever with no bolts holding it together, carrying more foot traffic than almost any bridge on earth.
Cantilever steel truss
1921
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Maidan
An imperial mausoleum for a queen who never came, now the city's most-photographed lawn and a museum of the empire that built it.
Indo-Saracenic, Makrana marble
1835
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Chorbagan, North Kolkata
A private mansion of 126 kinds of marble, still lived in by the family, still lit mostly by daylight.
Neoclassical with a Bengali courtyard plan
Taste Kolkata
Six dishes. Tap one to open it.
কাঠি রোল
Kebab pulled off the skewer into an egg-washed paratha. The original portable meal, invented so office workers would stop getting grease on their sleeves.
Where to try it
Neighbourhoods
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Make a plan
Let the city pick for you.
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