Calcutta is the former anglicised name of the city of Kolkata in the state of West Bengal in India.

Calcutta may also refer to:

Places

  • Kolkata district, an administrative district in West Bengal, India
  • Calcutta, Indiana, U.S.
  • Calcutta, Ohio, United States
  • Calcutta, West Virginia, United States
  • Calcutta, Suriname
  • Calcutta, Belize
  • Black Hole of Calcutta, an 18th-century dungeon in Fort William, Calcutta

Film

  • Calcutta (1947 film), a film noir starring Alan Ladd
  • Calcutta (1969 film), a documentary film by Louis Malle
  • Calcutta 71 (1971 film), a film by Mrinal Sen
  • Calcutta trilogy (disambiguation)
  • Calcutta, a Tamil film dubbed from Telugu film Choodalani Vundi

Schools

  • University of Calcutta
  • Calcutta Boys' School
  • Calcutta Girls' High School
  • Calcutta Institute of Engineering and Management
  • Calcutta International School
  • Calcutta National Medical College
  • Calcutta Public School
  • Calcutta School of Music
  • Calcutta Technical School

Music

  • Calcutta (band), American alternative rock band
  • "Calcutta" (song), 1961 instrumental by Lawrence Welk
  • "Calcutta (Taxi Taxi Taxi)", 1998 song by Dr. Bombay (Jonny Jakobsen)
  • Calcutta (singer), Italian singer-songwriter, born Edoardo D'Erme

Military topics

  • , five ships of the Royal Navy
  • Siege of Calcutta, battle between the armies Britain and the Nawab of Bengal in the 18th century

Other uses

  • Calcutta Club
  • Calcutta auction, a method of allocating gambling bets by auction
  • The Calcutta Cup, an annual rugby match between England and Scotland
  • Short S.8 Calcutta, flying boat

See also

  • Oh! Calcutta!, a theatrical revue
  • Kolkata (disambiguation)