Free things to do in Kolkata

Kolkata (Bengali: কলকাতা Kolkātā, Hindi: कोलकाता Kolkātā), formerly and still fondly called Calcutta, is the largest city in eastern India and the capital of the state of West Bengal. Once the capital of India till 1911, Kolkata lies on the Hooghly River in South Bengal. Greater Kolkata has a population of over 22.5 million (2025), making it one of the world's largest cities.

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