Save Type Settlement Usage English, French Scripts কলকাতা(Bengali) Pronounced Pron. /kæl.ˈkʌt.ə/(English) /kal.ky.ta/(French) [key·simplify] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Previous English name of Kolkata, officially used until 2001. This is also the form still typically used in French. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details Other Languages & CulturesKolikota(Assamese) Kolkata(Bengali) Kolkata(Hindi) Kolkata(Marathi) Kalikata(Odia) Calcutá(Portuguese) Calcuta(Spanish) Kolkata(Telugu)