Sources: Oneindia
Nine people, including eight Bangladeshi nationals, are killed and six others are injured in a hotel fire in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. 2026-08-19
At least 12 people are killed during flash flooding in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. 2025-09-23
Fifteen people are killed, including two children, and thirteen others are injured in a fire at a hotel in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. 2025-04-29
A court in Kolkata, India, sentences a 33-year-old police volunteer to life in prison for raping and murdering a medical trainee in August 2024. 2025-01-20
Thousands of doctors and university students participate in walkouts and protests against sexual violence in cities across India after the alleged rape and murder of a female medical trainee in Kolkata last week. 2024-08-13
An explosion on a train in the Indian city of Kolkata results in at least 17 people being injured. 2015-05-12
The prominent Bengali poet and novelist Sunil Gangopadhyay dies from a heart attack in the West Bengal capital Kolkata. 2012-10-23
India's Kingfisher Airlines cancels 16 flights from Mumbai and stops operations in Kolkata over the next four days. 2012-02-19
40 confirmed people die in a fire in the AMRI Hospital in the Indian city of Kolkata. 2011-12-9
Uruguay striker and 2010 FIFA World Cup player of the tournament Diego Forlán is a popular attraction among the inhabitants of Kolkata as he participates in a talent search. 2010-08-5