Add type annotation for Controller.start()

[cuu508]

What do these changes do?

This change adds a missing type annotation for the return value of Controller.start().

Are there changes in behavior for the user?

No, aside from fewer mypy warnings.

Related issue number

Fixes #386

Checklist

• I think the code is well written
• Unit tests for the changes exist
• tox testenvs have been executed in the following environments:
  • Linux (Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Arch): {py36,py37,py38,py39}-{nocov,cov,diffcov}, qa, docs
  • Windows (7, 10): {py36,py37,py38,py39}-{nocov,cov,diffcov}
  • WSL 1.0 (Ubuntu 18.04): {py36,py37,py38,py39}-{nocov,cov,diffcov}, pypy3-{nocov,cov}, qa, docs
  • FreeBSD (12.2, 12.1, 11.4): {py36,pypy3}-{nocov,cov,diffcov}, qa
  • Cygwin: py36-{nocov,cov,diffcov}, qa, docs
• Documentation reflects the changes
• Add a news fragment into the NEWS.rst file

[codecov]

Codecov Report

All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests ✅

Project coverage is 97.77%. Comparing base (0301e9c) to head (5c21c08).
Report is 62 commits behind head on master.

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