Top Things To
Do While In
Kolkata
Image Credit: Getty Kolkata, the city of joy, is where you can still catch glimpses of the past era with Colonial buildings, trams and ambassador cars
Video credit: Getty The top tourist spot in Kolkata, the stunning marble building was made in memory of Queen Victoria in the early 19th century
Victoria Memorial
Image credit: Getty Other noted Colonial structures include the Writers' Building and St Andrew church in B.B.D. Bagh, which is great to walk around
St. Andrew Church
Image credit: Getty Get insights to the life of Rabindranath Tagore, Bengal's most famous personality, by touring his ancestral home
Jorasanko Thakur Bari
Image credit: Getty A trip to Kolkata is incomplete without driving through the Howrah Bridge over Hooghly river to witness its grand structure
Howrah Bridge
Image credit: Getty To experience Bengal's rich culture, Durga Puja is the best time to visit, when the city is bustling with festivities
Durga Puja
Video credit: Getty Head to the ghats, such as Prinsep Ghat, to catch the perfect sunset over river Ganga. If you are lucky, you can spot Gangetic dolphins
Prinsep Ghat
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For food lovers, Park Street is a hotspot as it houses umpteen eateries. Popular names include Mocambo, Peter Cat, Flurys
Park Street
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Enjoy the best street food in Kolkata by digging into puchkas, chaats, jhalmuri etc. Don't miss rolls and kebabs too
Street Food
Image credit: Getty Bengalis are known for their sweet tooth. You'll know why when you relish a range of treats like sandesh, rasgulla, chum chum, rasmalai
Sandesh
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