Kolkata's North-South metro corridor, a vital transportation artery, experienced an unprecedented 13-hour disruption due to persistent water ingress into the tunnels near Rabindra Sarobar. This ...

Kolkata is grappling with severe flooding after record rainfall, leading to eight electrocution deaths and widespread disruption. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has blamed poor dredging and the CESC ...

Kolkata rain highlights: Heavy rainfall lasting hours from Monday night to early Tuesday morning inundated large parts of Kolkata, leaving at least ten people dead. The intense downpour brought life ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Annie Gowen, Niko Kommenda, Anant Gupta and Atul Loke traversed Kolkata ...

Founded in 1690 on the banks of the river Hooghly, Kolkata – or as it was known until 2001, Calcutta – quickly grew from a fishing village into a flourishing colonial metropolis and served as the ...

Kolkata received 178.6 mm of rain from Sept 1-22, 16% below the normal 213.7 mm Between 8.30 am yesterday and today, Kolkata recorded 247.4 mm of rain, mostly at night Seven people died in ...

At least nine people died due to electrocution in Kolkata and its suburbs after heavy rains lashed the city on Monday (September 22) night and the early hours of Tuesday (September 23) due to a low ...

In Kolkata, Durga Puja is an emotion. For five days, the city transforms into a living art gallery, bursting with colour, rhythm, and devotion. From intricately themed pandals and handcrafted clay ...

Kolkata (formerly Calcutta) is a relatively young city, an amalgamation of villages (including one named Kalikata) formed after the English landed on the swampy shores of the Ganges in Bengal in the ...

Housing sales in the Kolkata real estate market grew to 4,374 units, a modest 2% YoY growth in Q3 2025, indicating a period of sustained stability and capital value appreciation in Kolkata, according ...