Eden Realty presents · The River District
Kolkata Westshore — a 38-acre master-planned riverside district at Shalimar, on the west bank of the Hooghly. Directly across Vidyasagar Setu, twelve minutes from Victoria Memorial.
The idea
Across history, the world's greatest cities have shared something in common. They were born beside a river — but they were never meant to remain on one bank. At defining moments, they crossed. Not simply to grow larger, but to become greater.
Different rivers. Different continents. The same story. Now, Kolkata.
A city born by a river · 1690
The Hooghly was the city's first highway, first marketplace and first lifeline. While the city flourished beside the river, its story unfolded almost entirely from one bank. There comes a point when a city can no longer grow inward — it must grow forward. For London, it was Canary Wharf. For Shanghai, Pudong. For Kolkata, that moment is now.
The unveiling
The river was never the edge. It was the middle. From the ghats of the east bank to the rising arc of the west, the silk of the Hooghly now threads one city across two shores — and the far bank answers, at last.
The shore Kolkata faces.
Introducing
The next riverside district of Kolkata — a place where the city begins anew.
A district built around experiences: where hospitality meets home, business meets leisure, and shore meets skyline.
Built like a city. Scaled to a district. Measured, not promised.
The masterplan
The district gate stands built at Shalimar. Phases are marketed under their RERA-registered names.
The residences
At Kolkata Westshore
River-crafted residences in a rare arc formation — every home turned toward the water, with 270° of river and skyline, a rooftop infinity club, and the Hooghly at the doorstep.
Devprayag Pravah RERA No.: WBRERA/P/HOW/2025/003782 · www.rera.wb.gov.in
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At Kolkata Westshore
Premium residences beside the district's retail heart — city convenience on the river's newest address, by the same hands already delivering across Kolkata.
Marketed under its registered name and approvals.
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Concept visualisation — indicative only
For centuries, Kolkata admired its river. Now the river offers Kolkata a mirror image. Every city has a moment that future generations look back on — the moment it found a new skyline, a new destination, a new identity. For Kolkata, that moment stands on the western shore of the Hooghly.
The 700-acre shore
Why is this Kolkata's best shore? Because Westshore is the first master-planned move on a stretch where nearly seven hundred acres of green, campus, port and railway riverfront stand together — the largest integrated canvas of its kind in any Indian metropolitan core. The district is sizable; the shore it opens is city-changing.
Already developed, already green — Asia’s grandest garden and home of the Great Banyan, the district’s neighbour since 1787.
A developed institutional campus since 1856 — the knowledge quarter of the west bank, ranked among India’s best for architecture.
Sustained public investment is upgrading the terminal and its connectivity — from station redevelopment to the elevated corridor next door.
SMP Kolkata is actively planning and leasing riverfront parcels across this bank — a 290-acre riverbank masterplan is already drawn with IIT Kharagpur.
The hospitality shore
On port riverfront parcels within this canvas, multiple five-star hotels are planned — ghat-front hospitality positioned for the river’s new cruise and water-metro era, bringing to the west bank the luxury address it has never had. Operators will be announced in due course.
A developed heart and riverfront for Howrah and Kolkata — this is what the port’s shore is becoming.
Hospitality design direction — indicative visualisation
Public and civic initiatives referenced are governmental, indicative and independent of the developer’s offerings. Hotel plans are subject to approvals; operators to be announced.
In the news
Around Shalimar, public investment is converging — roads, rail, metro and the river itself.
A 7.2-km, six-lane elevated corridor is rising over the Kona Expressway — from the Vidyasagar Setu approach, minutes from the district, to NH-16 at Nibra — built by RVNL to unclog Howrah's busiest highway link.
As reported by ThePrintWest Bengal joined the National Water Metro Programme under Sagarmala 2.0, with proposals worth about ₹22,700 crore over five years and dozens of new jetties planned on the Hooghly — the river at the district's doorstep.
As reported by The FederalThe Inland Waterways Authority of India floated the project-report tender for Kolkata's water metro, listing Shalimar Ghat — beside the district — among sixteen candidate stations on the river network.
As reported by Metro Rail NewsSMP Kolkata engaged IIT Kharagpur for a comprehensive Hooghly riverbank masterplan covering about 290 acres on the Howrah side, with a world-class river cruise terminal planned with IWAI — river tourism arriving on this bank.
As reported by Shipping TribuneThe state government began beautifying six riverside ghats across Kolkata and Howrah — including Ramkrishnapur Ghat on the west bank — for completion ahead of the festive season, renewing the river's public edge.
As reported by Millennium PostThe Minister of State for Urban Development announced a riverfront transformation at Ramkrishnapur Ghat — including a 60-foot Durga Shakti installation and a planned giant observation wheel — developed jointly with the Port authorities.
As reported by News18The Howrah Maidan–Salt Lake Sector V line, India's first under-river metro, recorded about 5.3 crore passenger journeys in FY 2025-26 — its western terminus one bridge from the district.
As reported by Millennium PostBoth of the district's neighbouring rail hubs feature among 101 West Bengal stations in the Amrit Bharat redevelopment programme, as South Eastern Railway continues building Shalimar into Howrah's relief terminal.
As reported by Construction WorldThe Hooghly River Bridge Commissioners are replacing the stay cables and bearings of the district's direct link to central Kolkata in a ~₹204-crore programme executed through brief phased closures — renewing the landmark bridge for decades ahead.
As reported by Millennium PostNews summaries are compiled from public reporting by the sources cited, for general information only; figures and timelines belong to the respective government agencies and may change. Kolkata Westshore is a private development and makes no representation regarding public projects.
Location
Closer is just across the river.
By Eden
Kolkata Westshore is developed by Eden Realty Group — builders of homes across Kolkata and Howrah, already delivering on this bank with Eden Devprayag and Solaris Shalimar. A district of this scale is not a promise from a newcomer; it is the next chapter of a track record.
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Prefer to see it first? Stand at Prinsep Ghat at sunset and look across the river. That's the site.