Dakshineswar Kali Temple Kolkata has long been known for its literary, artistic and revolutionary heritage. As the former capital of India, Kolkata has been the cradle of the modern Indian literary and artistic thought. Kolkatans tend to have an appreciation for art and literature, its tradition of welcoming new talent has made it a "city of creative energy furious. A characteristic of Kolkata is the point or neighbourhoods with a strong sense of community. Typically, each paragraph has its own club with a clubroom community, and often a playground. People here are accustomed to spoil adda cat or leisure, and these adda sessions are often a form of freestyle intellectual conversation. The city has a tradition of political graffiti representing all of the outrageous slander banter and spiritual limericks, caricatures to propaganda.

The Victoria Memorial Kolkata is adorned many buildings Gothic, Baroque, Roman, Eastern and Indo-Muslims (including Mughal) grounds. The "City of Palaces", as in Kolkata often called, is dotted with colonial buildings. Some of the main buildings of this era are well maintained and several buildings were declared "heritage structures, while others are in various stages of decomposition. Established in 1814, the Indian Museum is the oldest museum ' Asia and houses extensive collection of natural history and Indian art Indian. Victoria Memorial, one of the main tourist attractions in Kolkata, a museum documenting the history of the city. The National Library of India is L 'India head of the public library. Academy of Fine Arts and other galleries hold regular art exhibitions. The city has a tradition of plays in the form of jatra (a kind of folk-drama), theatres and Entertainment Group. Mainstream Hindi films are popular, as are films of the Bengali film industry, dubbed "Tollywood". Tollygunj Kolkata is the location of Bengali film studios and the name "Tollywood" (similar as Hollywood, USA) is derived from that name.'s long tradition of cinematography includes acclaimed directors such as Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Tapan Sinha Ritwik Ghatak and the contemporary scene like Aparna Sen and Rituparno Ghosh.

Rasagolla, a popular sweetKey Kolkata elements of the cuisine are rice and macher jhol (fish curry), with rasagolla, sandesh and mishti doi (sweet yogurt) for dessert. Bengal's vast repertoire of fish dishes includes various preparations hilsa (a favorite among the Bengalis). Foods such as beguni (eggplant slices battered fries), kati roll (roll dish of vegetables or chicken, mutton, eggs or farce), phuchka (fried pancake with tamarind sauce and lentils) and the China Town of Chinese food in the eastern parts of the city are quite common popular.Bengali women shari wear and shalwar kameez, often well designed according to local cultural customs. In Kolkata there is a growing trend among young girls and women to wear Western clothes. Among men, Europe has a greater acceptance dressing. Men wear traditional costumes also like Punjabi with dhuti or pyjamas, often on religious occasions. Durga Puja is the most notable of the social and religious holiday in Kolkata. Other festivals include Diwali, Eid, Holi, Christmas, poila boishak (New Year), Saraswati Puja, and Rath Yatra Poush parbon (harvest festival). Some are cultural festivals Kolkata Book Fair, music festival Dover Lane, Kolkata Film Festival and the National Theatre Festival. Kolkata is sister city of Long Beach, California, United States.