Kalantar is a daily Bengali-language newspaper issued from Kolkata, India.

It is the organ of the West Bengal State Council of the Communist Party of India.

The header of the 'Kalantar' daily was designed by the legend film maker-artist Satyajit Ray himself.

Among the early editors, veteran communist leader Somnath Lahiri, Bhabani Sen, Jyoti Dasgupta, Prabhat Dasgupta, Prof. Gautam Chattopadhyay were there.

In the autumn, Kalantar publish a festive 'Sharadiyo' edition in the book form as like as other daily newspapers in Kolkata.