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Kolkata known as the "City of Joy" is a famous city in the state of West Bengal. It is known for its unique culture, traditions, foods, literature, rich history, and sports. It is situated on the bank of the Hooghly River. Durga Puja is the most popular festival in Kolkata. Durga Puja is celebrated with grandeur across the city, attracting people from all over the country who come to experience it with their family and friends. They need a reliable taxi for a comfortable visit to all the popular Durga Puja pandals in Kolkata. Kolkata has several iconic monuments and historical buildings. The Victoria Memorial and the iconic Howrah Bridge are the perfect engineering marvel. The Dakshineswar Kali Temple and Kalighat Temple, are dedicated to Goddess Kali, and pilgrims come across India to visit here. Rabindra Nath Tagore is a popular Bengali polymath who worked as a poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer, and painter. He was the first non-European and the first lyricist to win the Nobel Prize in Literature for his book Gitanjali. Rosogolla and Sandesh are two of the most popular sweets in Kolkata. Phuchkas and Kathi rolls are some of the popular street foods, you must try while travelling in Kolkata.

Kolkata airport officially known as the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is one of the busiest airports in West Bengal. The airport was locally known as Dum Dum Airport before being renamed in 1995 after Subhas Chandra Bose, one of the most prominent leaders of the Indian independence movement. Kolkata airport IATA code is CCU referee city's old name Calcutta. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is serving Kolkata city and its surrounding cities. The airport is spread over an area of 6.64 square km. It is the largest hub for air traffic in the eastern part of India and one of four operational airports in West Bengal, the others being Bagdogra International Airport in Siliguri, Cooch Behar Airport in Cooch Behar and Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport in Durgapur. It has two parallel runways and Kolkata airport's new integrated terminal T2 can handle 25 million passengers annually.