On the same area, a planned town named "Kalyani" was developed by the Government of West Bengal in 1951 on the behest of Bidhan Chandra Roy – the second Chief Minister of West Bengal – for hosting the Indian National Congress meeting and to accommodate the housing needs of the growing population of Calcutta.

Kalyani, being a planned town, is characterized by underground sewage system, paved roads forming rectangular grids, tree-lined avenues and community parks.

Kalyani Stadium has emerged as an alternative location to Kolkata for holding numerous I-League football matches and other sporting events.

[6] Over the recent quinquennial period the city is accustomed with towering visitors on the account of Durga Puja.

Kalyani, located in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal, is a relatively young town.

During the Second World War, Kalyani, was the site of an American military airbase, formed out of 21 villages in the district of Nadia.

Hangars and other reminders of the airfield are still visible in the 'A' Block and some areas around Kalyani University, whose buildings were built on or over the runways.

[7] After World War II, the United States Army Air Force left the base, and the airfield and hangars went into disuse.

The development of modern Kalyani is credited to the former Chief Minister of West Bengal, Bidhan Chandra Roy.

[8] According to the Bureau of Indian Standards, on a scale ranging from I to V in order of increasing susceptibility to earthquakes, the city lies inside seismic zone III;[9] according to a United Nations Development Programme report, its wind and cyclone zone is "very high damage risk".

[9] Kalyani is a planned city, having underground drainage systems, tree-lined avenues, community parks, paved roads intersecting each other at 90-degree angle.

Whereas the Kalyani main station, State General Hospital, Medical college are situated in A Block.

[10] In the first phase, being developed over 52 acres off Kalyani Expressway, the hub will accommodate academic, residential and commercial centers apart from real estate projects.

An extension of Kalyani Expressway connects the National Highway 2 near Bansberia through Iswar Gupta Setu.Kalyani is connected directly to Magra and Tribeni Railway Stations via Public Transport and also from Bandel Junction Railway Station by Private Auto and Personal Vehicles.

The main campus of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Kolkata (IISER-K) is located close to Kalyani, in Mohanpur.

Clinical training of the students of West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences are imparted at Mohanpur campus.

Later former Chief Minister of West Bengal Dr B C Roy converted it into a hospital for tuberculosis patients in the 1960s, currently known as Netaji Subhash Sanatorium.

[22] This project was shifted from earlier plans of setting up the AIIMS at Raiganj because of problems in land acquisition.

The Kolkata clubs Mohun Bagan, East Bengal FC, Mohammedan S.C. and United SC use Kalyani Stadium as their home ground in some national level matches.