Kolkata

West Bengal's capital and the former capital of British India until 1911. A river-port city of grand colonial buildings, old zamindar mansions, tram lines, literary cafés and some of India's best street food, with a living arts culture.

• Victoria Memorial and the Maidan
• Howrah Bridge and the Hooghly ghats
• College Street book market
• Kumartuli potters and the flower market at Mullick Ghat