Kolkata
Boats float on the second Hooghly bridge, also known as Vidyasagar Setu•Dipanjan Mitra
Morning walkers amble around the Victoria Memorial•Getty Images
The St. Paul's Cathedral is more than 150 years old•Dipanjan Mitra
The Prinsep Memorial against the backdrop of the Vidyasagar Setu•Getty Images
Flurys tearoom on Park Street•Dipanjan Mitra
Esplanade in central Kolkata is located in the heart of the city and is one of the busiest areas•Dipanjan Mitra
A fish market in south Kolkata•Dipanjan Mitra
Youngsters play at a football ground•Dipanjan Mitra
People come to bathe in the Hooghly, near the Howrah bridge•Dinesh Shukla
A political party conducts a procession on a busy street
•Dipanjan Mitra
The Indian Museum, established in 1878, started out with two galleries and now has 60 •Dipanjan Mitra
The Reserve Bank of India•Dipanjan Mitra
Tipu Sultan Mosque located in the Esplanade area •Dipanjan Mitra
The tea room at Flurys on Park Street•Dipanjan Mitra
A water vendor takes a break in the shadow of a tree at the Maidan •AFP
Two men carry a cross to different churches•AFP
People walk past a temporary worshipping centre for Durga Puja built in a Chinese style•AFP
The Victoria Memorial Hall is a museum that houses to memorabilia connected to Queen Victoria and the British presence in India•Dipanjan Mitra
The Kalighat Temple in Kolkata•Dipanjan Mitra
Boys celebrate a wicket at the Maidan as the Victoria Memorial looks on•Getty Images
The Stuart Hogg Market, also known as New Market, was established in 1874•Dipanjan Mitra
Sourav, a food plaza owned by Sourav Ganguly•Dipanjan Mitra
The Maidan is the largest park in West Bengal owned by the Indian Army•Dipanjan Mitra
A roadside tea stall
•Dipanjan Mitra
A yellow taxicab goes past the Writers' Bungalow•Dinesh Shukla
A flower market
•Dipanjan Mitra
The General Post Office on the right and the Royal National Insurance building on the left
•Dipanjan Mitra
The Eden Gardens gets ready for the World Cup•Dipanjan Mitra
The General Post Office•Dipanjan Mitra
A panorama view of the Hooghly river •Dipanjan Mitra
Customers look at roshgolla and other sweets at a counter•AFP
The electric tram•Dinodia
Outside Howrah Station•Hindustan Times via Getty Images
A woman takes a dip in the Ganga•AFP
Puchkas, savoury bombs of semolina pastry filled with mashed potato, chickpeas, tamarind paste and chaat masala, are a favourite street snack•Getty Images
The Grand Hotel, over 125 years old, is situated in one of the busiest parts of the city•Dipanjan Mitra
Park Hotel on Park Street•Dipanjan Mitra
A tram goes past the Birla temple•Dipanjan Mitra
A poster of the railway minister Mamata Bannerjee •Dipanjan Mitra
The National Library is the largest library in India with a collection of over two million books
•Dipanjan Mitra
Flower sellers unpack their wares•Dinesh Shukla
A man pulls a rickshaw by hand
•Dipanjan Mitra
The Park Street Metro station and flyover at dusk •Dipanjan Mitra
The Writers' Building which houses the secretariat•Dipanjan Mitra
A white tiger in the Calcutta Zoological Garden•Dipanjan Mitra
South City mall•Dipanjan Mitra
Students of a madrassa play cricket on the Maidan•AFP
Students from Rabindra Bharti University perform at a cultural programme•Hindustan Times via Getty Images
Police cadets run during a drill at the Maidan•AFP
Employees of Calcutta Tramways Company do maintanace work on the parked trams at a depot•AFP