Kolkata, also known as "Calcutta", is the capital city of the Indian state of West Bengal. 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 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, 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)