Create your Kolkata map poster

The city proper has an estimated 4.5 million residents, while the metropolitan area has more than 15 million. Kolkata is about 80 kilometres west of Bangladesh and is often described as India's cultural capital.

Central streets extend east from the Hooghly in dense layers rather than a single uniform grid. The river's broad curve provides a clear edge to that closely packed network.

Central Kolkata's four-kilometre view reaches the eastern bank of the Hooghly River. Its continuous shoreline sits beside major roads and smaller streets.

Leave the Hooghly as one broad blank shape and print the streets in charcoal. A second, lighter road weight can preserve the smaller lanes without flattening the central network.

Geographic details sourced from Wikipedia.