Calcutta / Kolkata #1

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Hint	Answer
Famous Jewish bakery at New Market	Nahoum & Sons
River that flows alongside the city	Hooghly
Neighborhood in Kolkata, where Nawab of Lucknow, Wajid Ali Shah sought exile	Garden Reach
Form of Painting, attributed to an area named after the Goddess Kāli	Kalighat Patachitra
Place near Kolkata famous for its woodcut prints	Battala
Formerly called Calcutta Female School, this educational institution is named after an English educator.	Bethune College
He is said to reside on 21, Rajani Sen Road	Pradosh C. Mitter (Feluda)
Colloquial term used to refer to the Maidan	Garer Math

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Where you would find the mausoleum of Job Charnock (d. 1693), purportedly the founder of the city.	St John's Church
A palatial establishment belonging to the Mullick family (est: 1835)	Marble Palace
He wrote an account of the 'Black Hole of Calcutta'	John Zephaniah Holwell
Alternative Name for Christmas in Calcutta	Boro Din \| Burra Din
Building in Park Street which caught a fire in 2010	Stephen Court
Portuguese Church in Burrabazar	Holy Rosary Cathedral
Sweetmeat named after the first Vicerine of India	Ledikeni