Kolkata (Calcutta)

Loading…
Fishermen at work in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the background is Salt Lake City.
Fishermen at work in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the background is Salt Lake City.
A man and his son on a motorcycle in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
A man and his son on a motorcycle in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
A woman feeds stray kittens on a sidewalk in the Sovabazar nieghborhood of Kolkata, India.
A woman feeds stray kittens on a sidewalk in the Sovabazar nieghborhood of Kolkata, India.
Girl in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Girl in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Plastic burns in a fire at the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
Plastic burns in a fire at the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
A boy paints postcards to sell while his sisters sleeps nearby, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A boy paints postcards to sell while his sisters sleeps nearby, Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
Sign on a hearse reading "Air Condition Dead Body Carrier," Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
Sign on a hearse reading "Air Condition Dead Body Carrier," Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
A man dresses like Charlie Chaplin during Christmas in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
A man dresses like Charlie Chaplin during Christmas in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
Children in the town of Chingrihata smoke cigarettes on a small footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Small ...
Children in the town of Chingrihata smoke cigarettes on a small footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Small hand-rolled cigarettes are very cheap and widely available in Kolkata.
Workers build a brick path through crop fields near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Workers build a brick path through crop fields near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Boys in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Boys in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Pricep Ghat, Kolkata, India.
Pricep Ghat, Kolkata, India.
Tara Maa Puja in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Tara Maa Puja in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
A sadhu (holy man) in Kolkata, India gestures as he prepares to make a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal for th...
A sadhu (holy man) in Kolkata, India gestures as he prepares to make a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in the Bay of Bengal for the Gangasagar Mela.
Babies receive immunizations at the CINI Health Clinic (cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India. Taken January 2013.
Babies receive immunizations at the CINI Health Clinic (cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India. Taken January 2013.
A fishing hut at sunrise in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A fishing hut at sunrise in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A decaying brick wall in water, in a construction area in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Dhapa, Kolkata, India.
A decaying brick wall in water, in a construction area in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Dhapa, Kolkata, India.
A bicycle laden with plastic goods serves as a mobile storefront, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
A bicycle laden with plastic goods serves as a mobile storefront, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Workers at a facility that burns scrap leather, near Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Workers at a facility that burns scrap leather, near Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Lush vegetation on a foggy winter morning, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Lush vegetation on a foggy winter morning, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Christmas lights on a house in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
Christmas lights on a house in Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.
A darling baby at her house in the Fakir Bagan neighborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (cal...
A darling baby at her house in the Fakir Bagan neighborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
Children in the town of Chingrihata smoke cigarettes on a small footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Small ...
Children in the town of Chingrihata smoke cigarettes on a small footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Small hand-rolled cigarettes are very cheap and widely available in Kolkata.
An outdoor laundry ("Dhobi ghat") at a small lake near a power station, near Science City, Kolkata, India.
An outdoor laundry ("Dhobi ghat") at a small lake near a power station, near Science City, Kolkata, India.
Plastic burns in a fire at the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
Plastic burns in a fire at the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
Women walk over pieces of plastic spread out to dry on tarps along a roadside, at a small recycling operation near the Town o...
Women walk over pieces of plastic spread out to dry on tarps along a roadside, at a small recycling operation near the Town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Girls receive karate lessons at the CINI (cinindia.org) girls shelter at Amader Bari, Kolkata, India
Girls receive karate lessons at the CINI (cinindia.org) girls shelter at Amader Bari, Kolkata, India
Scrap metal recycling being burned near Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Scrap metal recycling being burned near Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Fishermen light fires to keep warm early in the morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Fishermen light fires to keep warm early in the morning in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A woman collecting scrap for recycling stands on top of the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Ko...
A woman collecting scrap for recycling stands on top of the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the main landfill for Kolkata's 13 million people.
A girl smiles for a portrait near the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Hundreds of people work at farms and recycling faciliti...
A girl smiles for a portrait near the Dhapa landfill, Kolkata, India. Hundreds of people work at farms and recycling facilities near the landfill.
Artwork on the wall of a low-cost health clinic in Calcutta, India
Artwork on the wall of a low-cost health clinic in Calcutta, India
A taxi at night in Kolkata, India. Shallow depth of field.
A taxi at night in Kolkata, India. Shallow depth of field.
A fisherman collects fish in a basket in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A fisherman collects fish in a basket in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A mother and her daughter in the Fakir Bagan neighborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcu...
A mother and her daughter in the Fakir Bagan neighborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
A misty winter morning on a footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
A misty winter morning on a footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
A man reads the newspaper as his daughter looks on, Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
A man reads the newspaper as his daughter looks on, Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
A class of schoolgirls leaves the Earth Exploration Hall at Science City, Kolkata, India.
A class of schoolgirls leaves the Earth Exploration Hall at Science City, Kolkata, India.
Nesting cormorants (sp.) in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the background is the planned satellite city of Sal...
Nesting cormorants (sp.) in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. In the background is the planned satellite city of Salt Lake City.
Shanties reflect in a pond called Kalighatpur, Kolkata, India.
Shanties reflect in a pond called Kalighatpur, Kolkata, India.
Children ride in a pedal boat on a small lake near the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Children ride in a pedal boat on a small lake near the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Drying eather on a rooftop in a "slum" in Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main ac...
Drying eather on a rooftop in a "slum" in Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main activity in the community.
A slum area on the railway tracks near New Alipore Station, Kolkata, India. Many slum areas in Kolkata focus on an industry, ...
A slum area on the railway tracks near New Alipore Station, Kolkata, India. Many slum areas in Kolkata focus on an industry, like laundry here. Train activity is much less in Kolkata than in Mumbai. I don't think something like this could exist in Mumbai.
Three-wheeled motorcycle carts transport vegetables from farms on rural roads around Dhapa, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, India.
Three-wheeled motorcycle carts transport vegetables from farms on rural roads around Dhapa, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, India.
A fire burns at the Dhapa Dumping Ground, the main landfill for Kolkata, India.
A fire burns at the Dhapa Dumping Ground, the main landfill for Kolkata, India.
Aerial view of the Science City educational center at night from a gondola, Kolkata, India.
Aerial view of the Science City educational center at night from a gondola, Kolkata, India.
Piles of asphalt waiting to be melted down and recycled at a small facility near the Dhapa landfill, East Kolkata Wetlands, K...
Piles of asphalt waiting to be melted down and recycled at a small facility near the Dhapa landfill, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Girls dance with pots during an outdoor event promoting play for disadvantaged children, Esplanade, Kolkata, India
Girls dance with pots during an outdoor event promoting play for disadvantaged children, Esplanade, Kolkata, India
A man tans leather on a rooftop in a "slum" in Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the ma...
A man tans leather on a rooftop in a "slum" in Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main activity in the community.
Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) Right to Play event, Dec. 20, 2012, Rani Rashmani Rd. in Esplanade, Kolkata, India
Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) Right to Play event, Dec. 20, 2012, Rani Rashmani Rd. in Esplanade, Kolkata, India
A man on a train near the Remount Railway Station, Kolkata, India.
A man on a train near the Remount Railway Station, Kolkata, India.
A farmer walks along a path in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala, Kolkata, India.
A farmer walks along a path in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Tara Maa Puja in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Tara Maa Puja in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
A Naga Sadhu (holy man) smokes a pipe and meditates at a staging area in Kolkata, India for pilgrims going to the Gangasagar ...
A Naga Sadhu (holy man) smokes a pipe and meditates at a staging area in Kolkata, India for pilgrims going to the Gangasagar Mela on Sagar Island south of Kolkata.
Leather incinerator furnace near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India
Leather incinerator furnace near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India
Striking mother and son at the Thursay clinic at the CINI office (cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India. Taken January 2013.
Striking mother and son at the Thursay clinic at the CINI office (cinindia.org) in Pailan, Kolkata, India. Taken January 2013.
Sunrise through silhouetted foliage in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Sunrise through silhouetted foliage in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Palm trees and electrical towers mix near the town of Bantala, in the East Kolkata wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Palm trees and electrical towers mix near the town of Bantala, in the East Kolkata wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A fisherman rests at a hut in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A fisherman rests at a hut in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Girl at a recycling operation near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of the main landfill for Kolkata.
Girl at a recycling operation near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of the main landfill for Kolkata.
Children from a shelter for homeless or otherwise at-risk boys at Sealdah Station, Kolkata, India watch a train. Sealdah is o...
Children from a shelter for homeless or otherwise at-risk boys at Sealdah Station, Kolkata, India watch a train. Sealdah is one of the largest train stations in Calcutta.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The f...
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.
Sunset over the town of Chingrihata and the EM Bypass, from a remote footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Sunset over the town of Chingrihata and the EM Bypass, from a remote footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Trash fills a creek near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and i...
Trash fills a creek near Dhapa, Kolkata, India. Dhapa is the site of Kolkata's largest landfill, and numerous recycling and incineration operations.
Portrait of two young men in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Portrait of two young men in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Tomatoes and green peppers for sale at a market at Princep Ghat, Kolkata, India.
Tomatoes and green peppers for sale at a market at Princep Ghat, Kolkata, India.
Fishermen ply the waters of the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India, with the backdrop of Salt Lake City reflecting in the ...
Fishermen ply the waters of the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India, with the backdrop of Salt Lake City reflecting in the silvery waters.
A boy practices karate at a shelter for homeless or otherwise at-risk boys at Sealdah Station, Kolkata, India
A boy practices karate at a shelter for homeless or otherwise at-risk boys at Sealdah Station, Kolkata, India
Air pollution from open fires and smelters near Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Air pollution from open fires and smelters near Bantala, Kolkata, India.
A railway mechanic walks the tracks near Princep Ghat
A railway mechanic walks the tracks near Princep Ghat
Happy and stylish boy in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Happy and stylish boy in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Workers carry baskets of leather scraps to be incinerated near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Th...
Workers carry baskets of leather scraps to be incinerated near the town of Bantala, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. There are more than a dozen furnaces putting out large volumes of toxic smoke all day, and workers wear no protection.
Girls at the Amader Bari shelter operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org), Kolkata, India.
Girls at the Amader Bari shelter operated by Child in Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org), Kolkata, India.
A man carries plastic for recycling through the street near Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
A man carries plastic for recycling through the street near Newmarket, Kolkata, India.
Teenagers from the town of Chingrihata smoke in a fishing hut in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Small hand-rolled...
Teenagers from the town of Chingrihata smoke in a fishing hut in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. Small hand-rolled cigarettes are very cheap and widely available in Kolkata.
Large-leafed plant (sp.) (Elephant Ear?) on a path in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Large-leafed plant (sp.) (Elephant Ear?) on a path in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A man stirs a leather incinerator against a backdrop of electrical towers and the setting sun, near the town of Bantala, in t...
A man stirs a leather incinerator against a backdrop of electrical towers and the setting sun, near the town of Bantala, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A stray dog eats a live fish given to it by nearby fishermen who are hauling in a net. The dog two whole fish. East Kolkata W...
A stray dog eats a live fish given to it by nearby fishermen who are hauling in a net. The dog two whole fish. East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Cyclists pass a fishing hut in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Cyclists pass a fishing hut in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Fishermen unload the morning's catch at a small dock in the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Fishermen unload the morning's catch at a small dock in the town of Chingrihata, East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A group of men practice yoga on a December morning on the Maidan, a large park in the center of Kolkata, India.
A group of men practice yoga on a December morning on the Maidan, a large park in the center of Kolkata, India.
Dusk over the Earth Exploration Hall at Science City, Kolkata, India.
Dusk over the Earth Exploration Hall at Science City, Kolkata, India.
A girl at a shelter for homeless or otherwise at-risk girls in Amader Bari, Kolkata, India. She had just arrived at the shelt...
A girl at a shelter for homeless or otherwise at-risk girls in Amader Bari, Kolkata, India. She had just arrived at the shelter this day.
A slum area on the railway tracks near New Alipore Station, Kolkata, India. Many slum areas in Kolkata focus on an industry, ...
A slum area on the railway tracks near New Alipore Station, Kolkata, India. Many slum areas in Kolkata focus on an industry, like laundry here. Train activity is much less in Kolkata than in Mumbai. I don't think something like this could exist in Mumbai.
Lambs on a farm in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Lambs on a farm in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A slum area in Ward 65, Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main activity in the comm...
A slum area in Ward 65, Chamrapatti, Kolkata, India. Leather tanning for handbags and purses is the main activity in the community. Child In Need Institute (CINI, cinindia.org) works in the area.
A fishing hut sits suspended over parched land in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A fishing hut sits suspended over parched land in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A slum area on the railway tracks near New Alipore Station, Kolkata, India. Many slum areas in Kolkata focus on an industry, ...
A slum area on the railway tracks near New Alipore Station, Kolkata, India. Many slum areas in Kolkata focus on an industry, like laundry here. Train activity is much less in Kolkata than in Mumbai. I don't think something like this could exist in Mumbai.
Portrait of a toddler in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttaki...
Portrait of a toddler in the Fakir Bagan neigborhood of Howrah, India, in an area served by the NGO Calcutta Kids (calcuttakids.org)
A misty winter morning on a footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
A misty winter morning on a footpath in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Chingrihata, Kolkata, India.
Kids play soccer in a village near the rural town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Kids play soccer in a village near the rural town of Bantala, Kolkata, India.
Woman in blue, Howrah, India
Woman in blue, Howrah, India
Idol of Tara Maa in a pandal during Tara Maa Puja, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Idol of Tara Maa in a pandal during Tara Maa Puja, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
A worker at a small plastic recycling facility in Dhapa, Kolkata, India, right next to the Dhapa dumping ground, which is the...
A worker at a small plastic recycling facility in Dhapa, Kolkata, India, right next to the Dhapa dumping ground, which is the main landfill for Kolkata.
A large tree and a fishing hut are silhouetted at sunset in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
A large tree and a fishing hut are silhouetted at sunset in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Two girls in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Two girls in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Colorful laundry reflects in the waters of the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Colorful laundry reflects in the waters of the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India.
Women in saris pick wildflowers near the tiny village of Bantala, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. They're worki...
Women in saris pick wildflowers near the tiny village of Bantala, in the East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, India. They're working within 50 meters of the massive Dhapa landfill.
Two girls in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Two girls in a slum area in Ward 66, Muchipara, Kolkata, India. Many people in the community make sandals.
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The f...
Primitive furnaces in the East Kolkata Wetlands near Bantala burn scrap leather from handbag factories, Kolkata, India. The furnaces belch out thick smoke day in and day out, contributing to Kolkata's poor air quality.