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At least eight people were killed due to electrocution after torrential overnight rainfall — among the heaviest in nearly four decades — left Kolkata paralysed on Tuesday. The extreme downpour disrupted air, rail, and road transport, forced the closure of educational institutions, and prompted the state government to declare Puja holidays two days in advance. The city recorded 251.4 mm of rain in less than 24 hours, the highest since 1986 and the sixth-highest single-day rainfall in the last 137 years. Only the deluges of 369.6 mm in 1978, 253 mm in 1888, and 259.5 mm in 1986 were higher.
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Idols of Goddess Durga were placed on raised structures as rainwater inundated pandals ahead of the Durga Puja festival. (PTI)
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A man slips while walking through a waterlogged street following the heavy rainfall in Kolkata. (PTI)
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A shopkeeper spills dairy products after rainwater entered his shop. (PTI)
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A man pulls a hand rickshaw through a waterlogged area after the overnight rain. (PTI)
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People stand near a bookstore as College Street gets waterlogged due to the rains. (PTI)
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Vehicles navigate a waterlogged road following the heavy rainfall in the city. (PTI)
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Shopkeepers place goods on raised platforms after water entered their shops amid Durga Puja preparations. (PTI)
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