Kolkata: Repeated spells of moderate to heavy showers lashed Kolkata on Wednesday as a cyclonic circulation formed over north Bay of Bengal. Clouds hovered around the city from early in the morning, with the rain intensifying in the afternoon.
According to weathermen, the monsoon trough, which now passes through Sriniketan, Diamond Harbour and stretches across to the northeast Bay of Bengal, has contributed to the wet weather and will continue to trigger rain across south Bengal till August 6.
While the city received 22mm rain till 5.30 pm, north and south 24 Parganas, east and west Burdwan, Hooghly, east and west Midnapore and Howrah were lashed by heavy to very heavy showers on Wednesday. Kolkata will continue to receive light to moderate rain on Thursday ads well, the Met office said. A heavy to very heavy rain warning has been issued for East Midnapore on Thursday. West Midnapore, Jhargram, Purulia and Bankura may receive heavy rain on Friday.
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