Kolkata has been in the news recently, I visited it on work a few times when I had a 9-5 job. Most of the company offices and the guesthouse were in the center of city, so I did not see much of the city. The last time I visited , I stayed in the company guesthouse at Little Wood Street, which was quite close to Park Street. Unlike Mumbai, where there are always people on the roads even at 11 pm, in Kolkata after 6 pm, you will hardly see anyone , so exploring the city becomes a little risky.
In the morning I would walk to our company office which was close by and then go to our customer’s office at Bentick Street (called Ganesh Chandra Avenue), since they would start work only after 11.30 am. The building was very old, must have been built around 1900. Work would end at about 7 pm , then I would take a cab back. If the cab driver realised you were not from Kolkatta and did not understand Bengali, they would charge extra, so it was best to keep your mouth shut.
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