The church situated in Dum Dum area started functioning around five years ago. It would soon be renamed as St Teresa Church, officials of the Archdiocese Kolkata said.

KOLKATA: It is one of the few forts in the country that never faced an attack, because, by the time it was completed in 1780-81, the British had gaine.

In 1700, Bengal became an independent presidency, answerable directly to the Company’s board in London. The fort was named after King William III in 1700. Construction completed two years later.