What is Kolkata?
{{Infobox City |official_name = Kolkata |native_name = কলকাতা |native_name_lang = bengali |other_name = Calcutta |other_name_lang = |settlement_type = Megacity |nickname = [[City of Joy]] |subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]] |subdivision_name = [[India]] |subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]] |subdivision_name1 = [[West Bengal]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Divisions of West Bengal|Division]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Presidency division|Presidency]] |subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of West Bengal|District]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Kolkata district|Kolkata]]<ref>The Kolkata metropolitan area also includes portions of [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]], [[South 24 Parganas district|South 24 Parganas]], [[Howrah district|Howrah]], [[Nadia district|Nadia]], and [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]] districts. See: [[Kolkata#Urban structure|Urban structure]].</ref> |image_skyline = Kolkata Imgs.jpg |image_caption = Clockwise from top: [[Victoria Memorial (India)|Victoria Memorial]], [[St. Paul's Cathedral, Kolkata|St. Paul's Cathedral]], central business district, [[Howrah Bridge]], city tram line, [[Vidyasagar Setu|Vidyasagar Bridge]] |pushpin_map = India West Bengal |pushpin_map_caption = Location of Kolkata in West Bengal |coordinates={{coord|22|34|22|N|88|21|50|E|region:IN-WB|display=inline,title}} |pushpin_label_position = left |leader_party = [[All India Trinamool Congress|TMC]] |government_type = [[Mayor–council government|Mayor–Council]] |leader_title = [[Kolkata Municipal Corporation|Mayor]] |leader_name = [[Firhad Hakim]] |area_total_km2 = 185 |area_total_sq_mi = 71 |area_metro_km2 = 1886.67 |area_metro_sq_mi = 728.45 |elevation_m = 9 |elevation_ft = 30 |timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]] |utc_offset1 = +05:3