cinemas
Several modern cinemas are dotted around the city, including INOX (http://www.inoxmovies.com/) at the Forum Shopping Mall and the City Centre in Salt Lake, 89 Cinemas (http://www.89cinemas.com/) at Swabhumi near Salt Lake City and Fame (http://www.famecinemas.com/) at Metropolis Mall in Highland Park, RDB Adlabs (http://www.adlabscinemas.com/) at RDB Boulevard, Near Infinity Building in Sector 5, Saltlake, all showing Indian and American blockbusters.
Nandan
1/1 ajc bose rd, east of rabindra sadan metro station +91 33 2223 1210. the symbol of art and culture in the city and the site of the kolkata film festival every november.
Football
soccer is a passion for many kolkatans with the national clubs, mohun bagan athletic club (http://www.mohunbaganac.com) and east bengal club (http://www.eastbengalfoot...) being the best known teams.
Kolkata Book Fair
The Kolkata Book Fair (http://www.kolkatabookfai...) takes place from the last week of January to the first week of February. This is the largest book fair in Asia and is a major event in the city.
walk along the river
Take a walk along the river. There is a good promenade near Eden Garden.
boat cruise
Take a boat cruise in small boats under the starlit sky at Outram Ghat.
Auto Rickshaw / Tuk Tuk
Take an Auto Rickshaw / Tuk Tuk ride from Chandni Chowk to Lohapool, the driver will take you through some back alleys and narrow roads of Kolkata, sit tight and keep faith on the driver.
stroll down memory lane
Take a stroll down memory lane at Princep ghat.
Durga Puja
A festival honoring the hindu goddess durga, takes place in october. the biggest festival for hindus in bengal and eastern india, kolkata takes on an almost carnival like ambiance. streets shut down for the construction of pandals, large stands that depict events from the ramayana and crowds flock to the biggest and best ones. a great time to visit kolkata unless you have a fear of crowds!.
Volunteering is a real option here with several opportunities.
Mother Teresa's Mission
Accepts volunteers to help in its multiple projects around town. enquire at the motherhouse.
University of Calcutta
(http://www.caluniv.ac.in). established in 1857 it was the first modern university on the sub-continent.
Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
(http://www.becs.ac.in). established in 1856. first institute to conduct degree examinations in engineering in asia1864. first institute to introduce post-graduate1954 and also doctoral1962 programmes in engineering in india.
Calcuttawalks !
The only walking tour company of Kolkata. Also providing off beat and special interest tours.