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The weather office has warned districts of potential dangers, advising preparedness for lightning strikes, waterlogging, and minor crop damage as the system's remnants affect weather.

How Cyclone Montha is expected to hit West Bengal: Heavy rain this week

October 27, 2025 10:45 pm

The weather office has advised preparedness for lightning strikes, waterlogging, and minor crop damage as the system's remnants affect weather. Residents are advised to prepare for potential heavy showers towards the end of the week

Heavy rainfall caused waterlogging and traffic disruption in Kolkata

How Bengal’s rain — and the bhadralok’s petrichor — goes down the drain

September 28, 2025 2:29 pm

The rainfall on September 23 was Kolkata’s sixth-highest in recorded history. It is beyond time that we began to discuss the vast throes of nature beyond romanticising them

Snake swims with fish in mouth in kolkata floods

Kolkata Floods: Snake swims with fish in mouth, viral video sparks hilarious reactions: 'Saanp enjoys maach bhaat!

September 25, 2025 3:23 pm

Shared on Instagram by Atreyee Mitra, the video shows the snake effortlessly gliding through the water while clutching its catch.

rolls royce stuck in flooded road Kolkata

Rolls-Royce stalled in flooded streets as heavy rain wreaks havoc in Kolkata: ‘Lord Alto zindabad’

September 24, 2025 6:04 pm

Amid the disruption, an Instagram clip is doing the rounds showing what appears to be a blue-and-silver Rolls-Royce Ghost stalled in knee-deep water.

Idols of Goddess Durga placed on a raised structure after rainwater inundated the pandal, ahead of the 'Durga Puja' festival, in Kolkata, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. (PTI Photo)

Kolkata paralysed by heaviest rains in 40 years | 5 key questions answered

September 24, 2025 11:10 am

On Tuesday, the maximum hourly rainfall of 98 mm was recorded between 3 am and 4 am, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, clarifying that it does not satisfy the cloudburst criteria.

'Death procession in flooded city': Opposition trains guns on TMC govt over Kolkata rain mayhem

September 24, 2025 3:57 am

Ruling party hits back, blames Central government for not dredging large rivers in the state

Kolkata flooding: As Mamata blames power utility for electrocution deaths, CESC points finger back at govt

September 24, 2025 3:47 am

Says fatalities linked to street lamps, traffic signals 'not linked to us'

Commuters on way to work, a guard switching generator: 9 die of electrocution amid Kolkata downpour

September 24, 2025 3:29 am

While five of them were electrocuted in waterlogged streets, one each died in a hotel, a house and a workshop where floodwater had entered.

Bengal rain: Durga Puja holidays in govt educational institutions advanced by two days

September 23, 2025 9:15 pm

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee appeals to private schools to remain closed for next two days, shift to online classes.

Kolkata schools to remain shut on Sept 24, 25 due to heavy rains

September 24, 2025 9:15 am

School Holidays on September 24 and 25: Kolkata schools to remain closed on September 24 and 25 due to heavy rains, as announced by Education Minister Bratya Basu. The decision aims to ensure student safety amid waterlogged roads and prevent accidents. Teachers will work from home.