Heavy rainfall leaves Kolkata waterlogged

Heavy overnight rainfall caused by a low-pressure system over Bangladesh and West Bengal on Thursday, left most areas in Kolkata waterlogged. (Express Photo: Shashi Ghosh)

An elderly man got electrocuted to death in Kolkata’s Jorabagan area while three were injured in Alipore. (Express Photo: Shashi Ghosh)

Residents of Kolkata woke up to waterlogging of thoroughfares and inundated low-lying areas. (Express Photo: Shashi Ghosh)

The Met Department has forecast more downpour in Kolkata till Friday morning, and issued an orange alert for Kolkata, Bankura, Purulia, Purba and Paschim Bardhaman, and Hooghly. (Express Photo: Shashi Ghosh)

A red alert has been issued in the districts of Howrah, North and South 24 Parganas, Purba and Paschim Medinipur, and Jhargram. (Express Photo: Shashi Ghosh)

The Met Department said heavy rainfall would continue in North and South 24 Parganas, Bankura, Purulia, Paschim Bardhaman, and Paschim Medinipur till Saturday morning. (Express Photo: Shashi Ghosh)

On Thursday, a cornice on the top floor of a three-storied empty residential building in the Amherst Street area collapsed and fell on a car parked below. No one was injured. (Express Photo: Shashi Ghosh)

Residents of Kolkata walked and drove through the waterlogged areas on Friday. (Express Photo: Shashi Ghosh)