The Geographical Dictionary of Ancient and Mediaeval India c5.s9.18

c5.s9.18

Kâli-ghâṭa.—Near Calcutta. It is one of the Pîṭhas where the four toes of Satî’s right foot are said to have fallen. The name of Calcutta is derived from Kâlighâṭ. Golam Husain in his *Riyaz-us-Salatin* says that the name of Calcutta has been derived from Kâlî-karttâ, as the profit of the village was devoted to the worship of the goddess Kâlî. In the *Mahâ-liṅgârchana Tantra*, it is mentioned as *Kâli-pîṭha*, and as the pilgrims bathed in the Ghâṭ before worshipping the goddess, the place became celebrated by the name of Kâlîghâṭ. Some derive the name of Calcutta from Kilkilâ of the Purâṇas. See Kilkilâ.