The giant banyan tree in Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose Indian Botanical Garden at Shibpur of Howrah city in Kolkata. The giant banyan tree is 255 years old and is spread over 5 acres of land.

there stands a sprawling banyan tree in Kolkata’s historic Alipore Jail, now a museum. Buffeted by March gusts, dry leaves float down from it to the ground and sometimes, fireflies rise up.