Vastu / Fengshui View Kolkata 

From its crumbling mansions and slated windows to its notorious club culture kolkata has a distinct charm that settles into the mind of the onlooker and transports you right back to the days of the empire . A melting pot of several colonial behests this heritage city is a tribute to a time gone by . Kolkata is the second largest city in india after mumbai and is the capital of the eastern state of west bengal . Established first as a trading part for the east india company by job charnock in 1690 it held fort as the grand capital of the british in india till 1911 . The city was built by british by joining the three villages of gobindpur , sutanuti and kalikat . A bustling metropolis now the city has always been a confluence of culture as several colonial traders established themselves here in their conquests of the orient . Though in terms of economic prosperity it may have long been overtaken by mumbai and delhi . Kolkata remains the mecca of intellectual prowess and cultural vibrancy. Eulogised in literature and cinema and arguably one of the most beautiful cities to photograph despite its squator and over population this city with its layered history and influential opinion makers futuristic in their vision continues to exist outside its time . The city of kolkata originally developed in two parts the white town consisted of the colonial district around the arterial chowringhee road and the dalhousie square . The black town which centered around north kolkata was inhabited by indians .North kolkata remains the oldest part of the city and is characterized by its decrepit structure , overcrowded alleyways and densely populated areas such as shobhabazar , nakodha masjid , burrabazaar , baghbazaar , calcutta ùniversity and college street . Towards the centre lies kolkata’s commercial district which also houses most government buildings the grand colonial structure of dalhousie square and the esplanade area , high streets and prominent places of worship including cathedrals and jewish synagogues . The sprawling maidan area adjoins the district giving it an air of openness in the heart of the city . South kolkata comprises more affluent neighborhoods and shopping arcades and malls . Recently there has been a surge in development of east kolkata where areas of salt lake city , rajarhat , new town and em bypass have been transformed into major economic and it hubs