[1] The East India Company obtained from the Mughal emperor Farrukhsiyar, in 1717, the right to rent from 38 villages surrounding their settlement.

After the fall of Siraj-ud-daulah, the last independent Nawab of Bengal, it purchased these villages in 1758 from Mir Jafar and reorganised them.

[4] In 1756, when Siraj-ud-daulah attacked the English at Calcutta, a major part of his troops and artillery crossed the Maratha Ditch in Sealdah.

Job Charnock is said to have chosen the site of Kolkata for a city, in consequence of the pleasure he found in sitting and smoking under the shade of a large tree.

Muchipara, named after muchis (cobblers and leather workers), possibly shot in to prominence in the early 19th century.

Very similar to village weekly hats, Kolkata's markets thrive in a sprawling and makeshift environment.

There is the Sealdah Area market spread for about a kilometre along both sides of MG Road from Purabi to Chhabighar cinema halls selling mainly vegetables and fruits.

Baitakkhna Market, spread across 2 acres at 15/16 Baithakkhana Road, sells vegetable, fruits, betel leaf, flower, fish, meat, egg, grocery etc.

However, the letterpress business, once the largest printing process in the country and the pride of Bengal, has lost out to more modern systems.

The first horse-driven tramcar rolled out on 24 February 1873, running between Armenian Ghat and Sealdah via Bowbazar, as well as Dalhousie Square.

[20][21] Tram-tracks were removed and tram-service closed over Sealdah Flyover since 2019 due to excessive load on the bridge.