[3] During the colonial period, the British authority divided the city of Kolkata into two parts.
In the nineteenth century, Haji Nur Muhammad Zakaria, a Muslim businessman from the Kutchi Memon community, lived on Armanitola Street.
In 1911, as part of the development work of Calcutta Improvement Trust on the street, it demolished several slums owned by some Muslims, leading to frequent inter-communal territorial fights between the prosperous Marwaris and working class Muslims of this area.
[7] A variety of food is sold in front of the Nakhoda Mosque on the street.
Chicken Changeji, a North Indian dish, is sold on many more restaurants, including Dilli 6 on this street.