Indoor Things to Do in Kolkata

For a hot afternoon or a rain-soaked evening in Kolkata, start with the Rabindra Sadan campus: a play at the Academy of Fine Arts, Sisir Mancha or Rabindra Sadan, or a film at Nandan, all within five minutes of a metro station. The city's weather makes an indoor list essential for much of the year. April to June is hot and humid, and the monsoon from June to September regularly floods streets for a few hours after a heavy shower. Kolkata is well supplied for those months. The Indian Museum, the Victoria Memorial galleries, Science City, the Birla Planetarium and the Birla Industrial and Technological Museum fill half a day each. Galleries at the Academy of Fine Arts, ICCR and the Kolkata Centre for Creativity change their shows frequently and are mostly free. Auditoriums such as Kala Mandir and G.D. Birla Sabhagar host comedy tours and concerts, Top Cat CCU runs club nights, and studios across South Kolkata and Salt Lake teach pottery, painting and baking in single sessions. The malls add multiplexes, bowling and play zones. This page gathers this week's indoor events: theatre, comedy, film, exhibitions, talks and workshops across Kolkata, Salt Lake and New Town.