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Neighborhood in Kolkata in Kolkata Metropolitan Area, West Bengal, India
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East Kolkata (or East Calcutta) is a commonly-used term, but the extent of this district is not commonly agreed upon. This article uses the term to denote the localities of Anandapur, Bantala, Beleghata, Chinar Park, EM Bypass, Kasba, Mukundapur, New Town, Salt Lake, Santoshpur, Tangra and Ultadanga.
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ধাপা Dhāpā
Despite being a major landfill site where the solid waste are dumped, more than 40% of the green vegetables in the city's markets come from here, being a prominent example of peri-urban agriculture in Kolkata.
A luxury residential building, consisting of two tower blocks and a structure called "Deya" connecting the two. Deya is the world's first residential floating sky sculpture, and it houses the residents' community and recreational facilities, including a swimming pool, gymnasium, spas, running track, sporting facilities, virtual golf, cinema, meeting spaces and function facilities.
An industrial complex and the centre of leather-tanning business of the metropolis, fondly known as chormonogorī (চর্মনগরী, literally "Skin City"). It has approximately 500 tanneries, which account for 22-25% of all the tanning in India.
নিউ টাউন গেট Niu Ṭāun Geṭ
An arch monument in New Town and one of the most iconic structures in Kolkata. The structure consists of a single ring supported by two parabolic arches from four sides of the Narkelbagan intersection. The ring houses a restaurant, an observation deck, as well as souvenir shops. The "hanging restaurant of Kolkata" offers a variety of items, as well as a buffet of ₹550 per head. The observation deck is surrounded by glass. There are three lifts to reach the deck. Decorative paintings of luminaries have been drawn on the wall inside the ring with the outer side having a glass façade to have a view of the township.
Mini Times Square
A pedestrian zone, stretched from Infinity Benchmark to RDB Boulevard. Opened in September 2023 with a vibe of New York's famous intersection, this cyberpunky area has become a hangout spot for social media reels. There are tall obelisks on both sides, and walking spaces in between. Each obelisk carries an LED screen that displays various tourist spots of West Bengal.
বাংলার গ্রাম Bānglār Grām
An exhibition containing models depicting the daily life of rural Bengal.
It consists of a large dome to enclose a plant habitat consisting of different species of flowering annuals and perennials that support a large range of butterflies organised around a circular body of water.
A dummy railway station with a toy train of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. You can get into the train to get a feeling of the Darjeeling Hills. It costs ₹10 per head for photoshoot inside the train.
A mini-Japan in Kolkata, reflecting the architecture and philosophy of traditional Japanese gardens. It consists of vermillion torii gates, bonsai groves, wisteria-laced walkways, koi ponds, stone lanterns, and a monastery with a pagoda.
An open-air collection of masks from various parts of the world, especially from various states of India, especially from West Bengal.
The spine of Eco Park is a paved pathway lined with coconut trees. It is designed to enjoy the waterbody. There's a massive Solar Dome and a replica of the Eiffel Tower along the promenade.
A long walking path with varieties of roses at both sides.
A dome-shaped structure that houses a museum about solar energy and its use in daily life. It has a guided tour with humanoid robots. The dome also houses a planetarium, marine aquarium, and an observation deck. It also has information stands on other renewable energies and also global warming, rising sea levels and climate change, as well as futuristic concepts like floating cities, forest cities and even Mars colonies. The structure itself generates a lot of solar power for the New Town area.
Contains the replicas of the following seven monuments: the Pyramids of Giza (Egypt), the Christ the Redeemer (Brazil), the Great Wall of China (China), the Taj Mahal (India), the Petra (Jordan), the Colosseum (Italy) and the Moai Statues (Easter Island).
Contains a piece of the tropical forest of Bengal.
চীনা কালী মন্দির Chīnā Kālī Mondir
A Kali temple run by an elderly Chinese priest. It is said to be around 70 years old, previously run by local Hindus. According to local beliefs, a Chinese boy in Kolkata fell sick six decades ago, and was not responding to any treatments. Extremely worried, his parents rushed him to this altar, and worshipped the stone as Kali. The boy gradually recovered after the worship, and the present structure was built as a token of gratitude.
The daily puja is offered at 9:30AM and 7PM, followed by the distribution of a unique vegetarian bhog, which includes noodles, ramen, chop suey and Chinese rice. Even though no meat is served to the idol, cheap alcohols are served to her during Kali Puja.
A Chinese cemetery.
EZCC
An autonomous organisation under India's Ministry of Culture, with jurisdiction over the states of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Manipur, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Its headquarters contains two exhibitions for visitors: Niranjan Pradhan sculptures and Vadya Vithika, as well as an auditorium hosting art festivals, open-air concerts, musical workshops and many other events.
Consists of various bronze sculptures by sculptor Niranjan Pradhan, as well as paintings by his wife Sukti Subhra Pradhan. The collection includes Niranjan's Mother and Child series, as well as the sculptures of notable people like Subhas Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore, Ram Mohan Roy and Satyajit Ray, and events like the Salt March.
Possibly one of the largest and most detailed exhibits on musical instruments in India. The collection contains more than 450 instruments, along with over 300 rare and endangered musical instruments from different regions and tribal communities of eastern India. Each exhibit contains details of the instrument's origin, how it is made, and how it is played.
নজরুল তীর্থ Nojrul Tīrtho
A cultural and educational centre dedicated to the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The cultural centre is functioning partly as a cinema hall and open air theatre for exhibitions and performances. It also contains a photo gallery, with pictures of him at work, at leisure, travelling and when he's dying.
রবীন্দ্র তীর্থ Robīndro Tīrtho
A cultural centre dedicated to the poet and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. It houses an exhibition of Tagore’s paintings, archives, a research centre, an auditorium and dormitories for students opting to conduct their research on Tagore. Various arts festivals are arranged here, including performances.
It is one of the most spectacular science centres in India. The size of the Science City baffles first-time visitors. It features a lot of interactive science and live bioscience exhibits, as well as having Kolkata's first OMNIMAX theatre. It consists of Dynamotion Hall, Earth Exploration Hall, Science Exploration Hall and Space Odyssey.
A museum dedicated to the history of boats in Bengal. The building also contains Puppet Museum, Kantha Museum, and a collection of tribal artefacts. It houses 46 wooden replicas of boats that depicts Bengal's boat heritage. The cargo boats of the Sundarbans, coastal fishing boats, and popular flat-bottomed boats of North Bengal to all-purpose dinghies have been featured here. It also exhibits a replica of Rabindranath Tagore's Padma boat and a replica of a boat from the Mohenjo-daro era.
FSM
A sports museum dedicated to various types of sports and the first of its kind in West Bengal.
KCC
An arts centre.
KMOMA
A modern art museum.
The first wax museum of India, with life-sized wax figurines of eminent personalities from India's independence movement, music, sports, Bollywood, Hollywood, and so on. The museum also has a haunted house for adventure seekers.
One of the few museums in India specifically dedicated to space. It contains scale models of various historical spacecraft and rockets, including Sputnik-1, Saturn V, Apollo 11, the Space Shuttle and the International Space Station (ISS), as well as the modern Indian ones like Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1. It also contains a replica of the Wright Flyer, the first aeroplane, as well as the autographs of Indian and Indian-origin astronauts like Rakesh Sharma, Kalpana Chawla and Suni Williams. Other than spaceflight, there are exhibits of astronomy, like a meteorite about as old as the Earth (4.5 billion years), the 1.9 billion-year-old fossil of cyanobacteria, and busts of prominent scientists like Archimedes, Ptolemy, Galileo, da Vinci, Tesla, Newton and Einstein.
NCSM
The parent organisation respnsible for science and technology museums across India. Its headquarters itself hosts several exhibitions for visitors, like Rabindranather Bigyan Bhabna (Tagore's philosophy on science) and Portable Fun Science Exhibition.
Although the theatre museum was opened to the public in 2019, the research institute (Natya Shodh Sansthan) was founded in 1981. The institute's theatre archive consists of various photographs, audio and video CDs, newspaper, magazine clippings, original manuscripts, letters, rare books, old tickets, memorabilia and posters, as well as a rich collection of masks, costumes, makeup kits and ornaments. A fraction of the collection is put into display in the museum with detailed documentations, and is consists of three galleries: Sanskrit Theatre, Folk Theatre and Modern Theatre.
এয়ারক্রাফট মিউজিয়াম Eyārkrāphṭ Miujiyām
A open-air museum, developed by the Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority (KMDA). Similar to the one in Visakhapatnam, it exhibits a decommissioned Russian Tupolev Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft of the Indian Navy, the heaviest, fastest and highest-flying turboprop, along with the models of various aircraft designs with diagrams and descriptions for each aircraft part. There is also a small children's park and a coffee shop.
A museum on the tribal kinship that lives in perfect harmony with nature, aiming to protect the tribal cultures from extinction. The tribes covered here include the Great Andamanese, the Khasis of Meghalaya, the Bhils and the Bhotiyas of Sikkim, most of whom are hunter-gatherers. There are different kinds of masks on display, as well as musical instruments and art works.
হরিণালয় Horiṇāloy
A mini zoo developed by HIDCO, and despite being named after deers (হরিণ hariṇ), the zoo contains other animals as well. At the entrance, there's an aviary at the left and rides at the right. Rides include slides, mini jungle gyms, and swings. There's a waterbody for two large crocodiles and two hippos enclosed with fence. Other than real animals, there are images and concrete sculptures of birds. Within the zoo contains Nature's Cafe, which offers Chinese and Indian dishes along with non-alcoholic drinks. The zoo is a no-plastic zone, though you can picnic within the zoo premises.
This empty bird-watching area has been planned to be a business district of New Town for a long time.
See films at Axis Mall
Four screens for films.
Spa
Watch films
See films at City Centre II Rajarhat
বিশ্ব বাংলা হাট Bishwo Bānglā Hāṭ
Hosts the annual West Bengal State Handicrafts Fair.
বইমেলা প্রাঙ্গণ Boimelā Prāngoṇ
Site of the annual Kolkata Book Fair that takes place from the last week of January to the first week of February. It is the largest book fair in Asia and is a significant event in the city.
মিলন মেলা প্রাঙ্গণ Milon Melā Prāngoṇ
A permanent trade fair complex. Fairs of different kinds are held at regular intervals.
Fairground
Hosts Durga Puja and trade fairs.
This theme water park offers visitors a cool respite from the heat and grime of city life. Aquatica has a number of rides including tremendously exciting ones like the Black Hole, the Wave Pool, Niagara Falls, surf racer, Tornado and the Aqua Dance Floor. Regular parties and fashion shows are hosted here, especially in the winter. Wide varieties of cocktails are available, as well as mocktails for sobers.
Eco & Aquatic Hub
Captain Bhery is one of the remnants of the vast series of wetlands east of Kolkata before the establishment of Salt Lake City.
A large hexagonal urban space in Salt Lake and a favorite hangout spot for lovers. It is built around an expansive water body. There is a bridge which connects on side of the lake to an island which has a pagoda. The lake serves as a haven for water birds. There are also boating facilities in a cordoned off section of the lake near the rose garden, as well as a butterfly garden.
A large picnic spot based around a lake, similar to Eco Park. Albeit smaller than Eco Park, the area is quieter and can provide a brief escape to the otherwise city life. Cottage rentals are available from ₹1,000. There's a tribal museum with the ticket price of ₹10 only. Red munia birds are common here, and many migrant birds come here around the lake during winter.
তোপসিয়ার ঝিল Tōpsiyār Jhil
A popular boating lake.
Nalban (নলবন), as the name suggests, is mainly lakes and creeks (নল nal) fringed by groves (বন ban). Part of the Ramsar site East Calcutta Wetlands, it is a beautiful picnic spot for families, who would like to spend few hours in the lush greenery and placid lake. It is tucked away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Its unpolluted environment offers a respite and soothes the visitors. The boating complex contains paddleboats, rowboats and shikaras.
নিকো পার্ক Nikō Pārk
It is the Disneyland of West Bengal with its various adventure rides. Opened in 1991, Nicco Park is one of the biggest amusement parks in the country and has innovative entertainment for all age groups. This amusement park offers fun for children as well as adults and draws crowds from Kolkata, especially on the weekends. A decommissioned MiG-21 bomber is on display here.
A snow-themed park, popular among group travellers during summer. Its temperature is set at -6 °C, with realistic snowy experiences. You can play football and even dance on disco in snow. Especially children have fun with snow fight, which you can do as well. It also has a Durga idol entirely made of snow.
সুভাষ সরোবর Subhāsh Sorōbor
A sports complex containing a swimming pool and a football ground, maintained by the Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation (BMC).
কিশোরভারতী ক্রীড়াঙ্গন Kishōrbhārotī Kriṛāngon
Commonly known as Jadavpur Stadium or Santoshpur Stadium, it is a 13-acre sports complex. It has a stadium that can accommodate 12,000 spectators and hosts lower division matches of the Kolkata Football League. It has a swimming pool with training facilities for children.
বিবেকানন্দ যুবভারতী ক্রীড়াঙ্গন Bibekānondo Jubobhārotī Krīṛāngon, VYBK
Colloquially Yuba Bharati or Salt Lake Stadium, the sports venue has the second largest non-auto racing capacity in the world and the largest in the Indian subcontinent. A major occasional crowd puller, the stadium is used for association football matches and athletics. The stadium was built in 1984 and holds 120,000 in a three-tier configuration.
AB's
Biryani and Mughlai food. Popular items: firni, mutton kosha, mutton boti kebab, chicken chatpata, mutton biryani, egg chicken roll.
Biryani and Mughlai food. Popular items: firni, mutton kosha, mutton boti kebab, chicken chatpata, mutton biryani, egg chicken roll.
North Indian.
A café with the French colonial vibe of Pondicherry, It has a strong coffee selection of pour-over V60 and frappés, fresh juices and bakery treats like butter croissants, Korean-style buns and Boston crème doughnuts.
Known for its lavish interior with chequered floors, bricked walls and stained-glass hurricane lamps (হ্যারিকেন hyāriken). It blends modernity with vintage.
Continental, Bengali, North Indian cuisine. Drinks served.
A rail-themed multi-cuisine restaurant inside a replica of an LHB coach.
Outdoor seating, and a glasshouse with floral-deck ambiance. Offers Asian, Continental, Italian and North Indian food. Handmade mocktails and coffee served.
Biryani and Mughlai food. The Anandapur branch of the popular restaurant at Park Street.
Biryani and Mughlai food. The Salt Lake branch of the popular restaurant at Park Street.
Often called the "Park Street of Salt Lake", the area contains the chaat stalls that offer various snacks from pav bhaji to momo, which see significant crowds at night.
International cuisine. Drinks served.
American fast food. Drinks not served.
Desserts.
North Indian, Afghani cuisine. Drinks served.
American fast food. Drinks not served.
Chinese cuisine. Drinks not served.
Italian cuisine, desserts. Drinks not served.
Drinks not served.
Bengali cuisine. Drinks served. Good environment, high price, indifferent service.
North Indian, Chinese cuisine. Drinks served.
Bengali cuisine. Drinks served.
North Indian, Chinese cuisine. Drinks served.
Continental, Mediterranean, Italian and Japanese cuisine. Drinks served.
Chinese, Continental and North Indian cuisine. Drinks served.
North Indian cuisine. Drinks not served.
Chinese cuisine. Drinks served.
North Indian cuisine. Drinks served.
American fast food. Drinks not served.
Italian, pizza, desserts. Drinks not served.
North Indian cuisine. Drinks served.
Chinese cuisine. Drinks served.
American fast food. Drinks not served.
Rajasthani, Gujarati cuisine. Drinks not served.
North Indian, Mughlai cuisine. Drinks not served.
American fast food. Drinks not served.
Mediterranean cuisine. Drinks served.
Goan cuisine. Drinks served.
Continental, North Indian cuisine. Drinks not served.
Chinese cuisine. Drinks served.
North Indian cuisine. Drinks served.
Bengali cuisine, seafood. Drinks not served.
North Indian cuisine. Drinks served.
Chinese cuisine. Drinks served.
Chinese cuisine. Drinks served.
Chinese cuisine.
Chinese cuisine. Drinks served.
Chinese cuisine. Drinks not served.
Chinese cuisine. Drinks not served.
Chinese cuisine. Drinks served.
Bar with good food arrangements. North Indian, South Indian, Continental, Chinese cuisine.
Bar with good food arrangements. North Indian, South Indian, Continental, Chinese cuisine.
1-star with six rooms. Amenities include cable TV. Government approved.
Offers guesthouse-style accommodation with clean and large AC rooms with Western-style private bathrooms.
All rooms with air-conditioning, TV and private bathroom. Breakfast complimentary, free Wi-Fi access. They also have guest houses at other locations in Salt Lake City and Kolkata.
অরুণোদয় Orunōdoy
আশীর্বাদ Āshīrbād
দেবী Debī
মা তারা Mā Tārā
মেঘালয় Meghāloy
উত্তম Uttom
Operating since 1992 it is a fully air conditioned guest house.
উদয়াচল Udoyāchol
Run by West Bengal Tourism. It features television, laundry, restaurant, room and Wi-Fi services.
It has the city's largest ballroom, with privacy spaces like The Living Room. Unlike many chain hotels, it offers Bengali food, especially the signature "chingri macher malai".
মেট্রো Meṭro
Based on the famous Sonajhuri Hat in Santiniketan.
The main shopping centre of Kasba. Has Chilli's, Cinepolis, Hoppipola, Ozora, and Spencer's.
অভিসার Obhisār
Shopping mall, restaurants, Bioscope multiplex with four screens. Restaurants include Aaheli (4F), Addiction (4F), Café Coffee Day (2F), Calcutta Retro (5F), Mehak-e-Punjab (4F).
সিটি সেন্টার Siṭi Senṭār
Restaurants and bars include Afraa Lounge, KFC (1F, Block A), Pizza Hut (1F, Block A), Afraa Restaurant (7F, Block G), Caught n Bowled (4F, Block B), Copper Chimney (3F, Block C), Haka (2F, Block E) and Kaafila (3F, Block B).
There's Inox at third floor. Restaurants include KFC (GF, Block C), McDonald's (GF, Block A), Pizza Hut (GF, Block C), Gamma's World Cuisine (2F), Massekah (2F, Block B), The Orient (GF) and Zion Lounge (GF).
হাইল্যান্ড পার্ক Hāilyānḍ Pārk
Has a ten-outlet eatery.
Central Mall
Restaurants include KFC (3F), McDonald's (GF), Flame & Grill (4F), Haka (4F), Khandani Rajdhani Restaurant (4F), Machan (4F), Mio Amore (4F), The Shack (4F) and Square 4o5.
It houses most major brands.
Restaurants include Mainland China (3F), Masque (3F), Oh! Calcutta (3F) and Sigree (1F).
Here one can sample local arts and crafts as well as some of the food from its various stalls.
Spencer's and other outlets.
মিষ্টি হাব Mishṭi Hāb
By metro
East Kolkata is served by two different metro routes.
By bus
Numerous bus routes connect the area with other parts of the city.
By car
Eastern Metropolitan Bypass (EM Bypass) is the arterial road of East Kolkata, dotted with major hotels, hospitals, business parks, residential blocks and other high-end construction and development.
By bicycle
It has some bike paths along footpaths, and they are usually coloured in green. Bicycles are mainly useful for short trips, and for longer trips you have to opt for a bus or car.
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