Kolkata is a city which is popular as the city of joy. In this city you can find a mix crowd of people including Hindus, muslims, christians, buddhists, etc and with the majority of Bengalis.
In kolkata you can access any area with the help of various transport available. Various trqnsport like Buses, underground metro, autorickshaw, hand richshaw, tram, taxis, bike rickshaw is available in the city of kolkata to move from one place to another. Accessibility in kolkata is superb. Also not only is the availability of transport enough but also it is very cheap.
Kolkata is a beautiful city for sightseeing. I am listing some of the places for sightseeing:
1) Victoria memorial one of the major attractions in kolkata is well built and it is surrounded by greenery and small ponds, which is one of the major tourist attraction.
2) Indian museum situated in park street is another tourist attraction. You can find there ancient items. It is more than 100 years old museum. They also have a mummy and is available for viewers to view.
3) For cheap shopping, clothes are sold below the grand hotel in esplanade.
4) The street food is quite good. Aloo parathas of russel dhaba in russel sreet is very famous. Tea and dudh-cola of balwant singh ka dhaba in bhawanipur is very famous. Aloo puri and jalebi of sharma's another famous place.
In kolkata there are a lot of places for accomodation from cheap to expensive.
The price of hotels ranges from Rs.500 per night to Rs.25000 per night. So a lot of affordable places are available. So you will not find it difficult to stay in kolkata.
Kolkata is very safe for anyone. Even if you roaming around at 12 midnight, yet you will find people around. There are working street lights everywhere, so you will not find dark and alone at any place.
A very good city to visit and stay.