There is no standard 8-to-6 overlap. Someone joins early or late.
A 10.5-hour difference puts Houston and Kolkata out of sync — when one team is mid-morning, the other is fast asleep. Consider rotating the inconvenience: one week Houston takes the early call, the next week Kolkata does. Because Houston and Kolkata don't both observe daylight saving, plan to re-check the overlap around March and November.
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