Current Date And Time In Kolkata, India
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
19:43:04 IST
State: West Bengal
Currency: Indian Rupee (INR)
Timezone: UTC +05:30 (IST)
Population: 4,631,392
District: Kolkata
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Kolkata, West Bengal? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Kolkata.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Kolkata follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Republic Day on January 26) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Kolkata.
This is India's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on India's country-level and West Bengal holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Kolkata as anywhere else in India.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are India's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on India's country and West Bengal holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Kolkata just as everywhere else in India.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Day | January 26 | National Day (Gazetted) | Full Closure (Banks, Government Offices & Schools) | mha.gov.in |
| Independence Day | August 15 | National Day (Gazetted) | Full Closure (Banks, Government Offices & Schools) | mha.gov.in |
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | October 2 | National Day (Gazetted) | Full Closure (Banks, Government Offices & Commercial Outlets) | mha.gov.in |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Mahatma Gandhi Jayanti | Fri, Oct 2, 2026 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
| Republic Day | Tue, Jan 26, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Businesses in Kolkata generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of India: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Kolkata, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 4,631,392 and running on the Asia/Kolkata time zone, Kolkata follows India's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.