Kolkata

West Bengal·monsoon

In one of the severe cyclones that hit the Bay of Bengal coast, Kolkata looks disheveled in the aftermath of Cyclone Amphan. The damage is quite evident with building materials from destroyed houses and trees lying here and there.

West Bengal·aerial

Kolkata city Aerial View: Who would imagine this crowded city to be today's Calcutta?

West Bengal

'Beyond the Stars: The Memoirs of Sergei Eisenstein' being printed at a Kolkata printing press.

West Bengal

Both the Rasgulla and K C Das, the Kolkata firm that popularised the sweetmeat around the world by first selling it in cans, are the family heirlooms of Dhiman Das, who comes from the lineage of Nobin Chandra Das, the inventor of Rasgulla,…

West Bengal·industry · highway

1970's imagery from Calcutta city. Construction goes on atop a new multi-storeyed building location while the city moves ahead at its own pace. Yellow taxi cabs on the street and ancient-looking buses ply the streets of Calcutta.

West Bengal·ceremony · river

Durga puja mood starts off with the Mahishasuramardini -- a two-hour radio programme that has been popular with the community since the 1950s. While earlier it used to be conducted live, later a recorded version began to be broadcast.

West Bengal·ceremony

Kumortoli with Durga Puja idols being made in the Calcutta of the 1990's. Artists work with banana pith to create Durha Puja adornments. The white substance they are applying is the soft inside of the banana trunk.

West Bengal·architecture · industry

The Victoria Memorial, officially called Victoria Memorial Hall, is a memorial building dedicated to Victoria, which is located in Kolkata (Calcutta), India. Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal and a former capital of British India.

West Bengal·highway

D' Sheen & Co Shoe & Boot Maker as shown on the board, is a family-owned shop where cutting, stitching, and mending of shoes are all done in a sleepy old rusted shop. A worker uses a stitching machine to stitch around the shoe's lining.

West Bengal·festival

Famous Indian artist M F Hussain - all white-maned - presents his paintings on the occasion of Film Festival 1994 in Calcutta, from 10-20 January 1994.

West Bengal·bazaar · flowers

Kolkata Flower Market walk through : A tour of one of East India's largest hool mandi Kolkata Flower Market Walkthrough : A tour of one of East India's largest hool mandi

West Bengal

What a wonderful city Calcutta was (and Kolkata still is!). Rule-abiding car drivers, zebra-sign crossing pedestrians and masses of Hindustan Ambassador cars and some Fiats.

West Bengal·festival · ceremony

Durga puja celebration in kolkata | Biggest festival of bengalis | The Best of India Durga Puja is the one of the most famous festival celebrated in West Bengal and particularly in Kolkata, in honor of Goddess Durga during the period of Nav…

West Bengal·monsoon

Hindustan Ambassador cars, Maruti 800's and Mahindra Jeeps ply the roads of Kolkata in the 1990's, as people walk under umbrellas and try to duck the monsoon rain in West Bengal's capital city around 25 years ago - archival footage from the…

West Bengal

Man is waiting on the road side with his hand drawn rickshaws for a passenger in Kolkata. Hand drawn rickshaws have to compete with other mode of public transportation in Kolkata.

West Bengal·festival

It's mela time in Dharmatala, a locality in Kolkata commonly known as Esplanade. A local physician sells an ointment to heal Khujli- an ointment to cure itching.

West Bengal·festival · politics

Initial preparation of Kolkata International Film Festival 2013 in kolkata. The Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF) is an annual film festival held in Kolkata, India.

West Bengal·river · temple

Dakshineswar Kali Temple is a Hindu navaratna temple in Dakshineswar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

West Bengal·music

Alka Yagnik, Indian playback singer speaks about her childhood and career. She says, "I spend my childhood in Kolkata and my mother is a classical singer I have seen my mother practicing music since when I was 4 years old.

West Bengal·ceremony · highway

Initially the Puja was organised by rich families since they had the money to organise the festival. During the late 19th and early 20th century, a burgeoning middle class, primarily in Calcutta, wished to observe the Puja.

West Bengal·architecture · old town

In this breathtaking footage, we take you on a visual journey through one of Kolkata's most iconic landmarks — St. Paul's Cathedral.

West Bengal

Actress, model Sonnalli Seygall wears Sabyasachi's dress at Luxury Style fest in India. Sabyasachi Mukherjee is an Indian fashion designer from Kolkata. Since 1999, he has sold designer merchandise using the label 'Sabyasachi'.

West Bengal·ceremony · industry

Durga Puja pandal in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. Initially the Puja was organised by rich families since they had the money to organise the festival.