Top 5 Picnic Spots Around Kolkata Winter 2017 THE CITY OF JOY Make the most of Kolkata's winter sunshine by packing some goodies in a picnic basket and picking a spot from the following list of places in and around Kolkata. 1. Deulti It will be complete bliss to spend one of the weekend days in a rural landscape. The green coconut trees, winding clayey roads, thatch-roofed huts, and crystal clear fishing ponds make Deulti as one of the best picnic spots near Kolkata for one day. Distance from Kolkata: 63 km How to reach: 1 hour 25 minutes’ drive. Attractions: Nirala resort, Subarnarekha River bank, and the age-old residence (now a heritage property) of the very famous Bengali writer – Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay. 2. Raichak Raichak is a small town in Diamond Harbour II CD Block in South 24 Parganas district of the Indian state of West Bengal. It is located on the bank of the Hooghly river, some 50 km sout...