[2] and the popularity of Shyambazer five point crossing is for the statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

[5] Growth and development of the neighbourhood and surrounding localities largely followed the construction of roads that opened up the area.

The main axial thrusts were from south to the north, parallel to the existing Chowringhee – Chitpur alignment.

[7] It was filled up in 1799 to build the Circular Road,[2] that ran from Shyambazar, right around old Kolkata, covering the southern end of the Maidan.

The once famous house of jewellers, M B Sircar of Shyambazar, Senco Gold, has given way to numerous shops of descendants using variations of the name, all across the city.

[13] In Fariapukur which is an important street connecting Bidhan Sarani and APC road, there was once the office of Bichitra Press where Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay sometimes visited.

Braving the scorching afternoon heat and drizzles in the evening, people throng at roadside shops for the Chaitra sale offering attractive concessions.

[14] The Shyambazar – Hatibagan area also caters extensively to customers on the eve of Durga Puja and for weddings, apart from daily necessities.

A newspaper columnist wrote, "A formidable matron with husband and children in tow wading through the crowds at Gariahat and Shyambazar is a familiar sight on the eve of Poila Baishakh.

[16] Shyambazar is also the focal point of medical treatment for the North Kolkata and its Suburban areas.

Kolkata has a deep passion for football but other sports too have developed with time and have gained their share of importance and popularity as well.

[17] J.B. Roy State Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital Shyambazar has traditionally been an entertainment neighbourhood.

Nabin Chandra Basu staged the first Bengali production Bidyasundar at his Shyambazar home theatre in 1835.