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Howrah bridge as seen over the roof-tops of Calcutta city. A pair of traffic cops or policemen have a discussion next to their Police Jeep / Tata Sumo MUV while buses and yellow taxi-cabs of Hindustan Ambassador negotiate a major crossing in Kolkata city. A mini-bus heads between its destinations of Shyambazar, Malapara, Posta and Howrah Maidan / Howrahmaidan. Aerial view / aerial footage of Kolkata city. Kolkata, known historically in English as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly river, it is the principal commercial, cultural, and educational centre of East India, while the Port of Kolkata is India's oldest operating port as well as its sole major riverine port. As of 2011, the city had 4.5 million residents; the urban agg