It is a major commercial and military port, and is the only city in eastern India to have an international airport.New Market is a market in Kolkata situated on Lindsay Street. Technically, it referred to an enclosed market but today in local parlance the entire Lindsay Street shopping area is often known as New Market.Shyambazar is the focal point of shopping in north Kolkata. In fabrics and clothing, it can match College Street-Mahatma Gandhi Road crossing in central Kolkata or Gariahat in south Kolkata. In Jewellery, it can match Bowbazar in central Calcutta or Gariahat in south Kolkata. The once famous house of jewellers, M B Sircar of Shyambazar,Senco Gold, has given way to numerous shops of descendants using variations of the name, all across the city.