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It is Sunnah to shorten the prayers after you leave your hometown. It is permissible to combine Thuhr and Asr and also Maghrib and Isha. A person can shorten prayers until he goes back to him hometown as long as he is still considered to be travelling and not residing.

No, this is not part of the Sunnah. You can supplicate and pray to Allah during your sujood.

Prostration is the Sunnah

It is forbidden to offer voluntary prayers after Asr until the sun sets. The only exception is for prayers that have a valid reason such as 2 rak’ah of greeting the masjid or funeral prayers etc.

There are two times for praying Asr prayer. The normal time begins from when the shade of an erected object is equivalent to its length. The evidence for this is the hadeeth of Jibreel, peace be upon him when he prayed with the Prophet salla Allahu alaihi wa sallam telling him the times of prayers. […]

If you forgot something that is a pillar of prayer such as Al Fatiha, the bowing, the prostration etc, you have to cancel that Rak’ah and consider what was after it in its place and offer another Rak’ah in its place. After you finish your prayer, you have to offer two prostrations and another salam.

Praise be to Allaah. The description of Salaat al-Istikhaarah was reported by Jaabir ibn ‘Abd-Allaah al-Salami (may Allaah be pleased with him) who said: “The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) used to teach his companions to make istikhaarah in all things, just as he used to teach them soorahs […]

No, you are not because only Fard is mandatory and the rest is voluntary. However, calamities, stress and problems can only go when we are at good terms with Allah and this is done by offering voluntary deeds.

No, you shouldn’t.

No, one should only prostrate once out of gratitude.