Very heavy rain likely in city just ahead of Kali Puja celebrations

Kolkata: With a low-pressure area over South Odisha headed towards north-north-westwards, the Met department on Thursday predicted heavy rain in some places of Bengal till Saturday morning.

Heavy to very heavy rain will occur at one or two places in East and West Midnapore, Jhargram, Birbhum, Bankura and Purulia districts of Gangetic Bengal, the MeT office said in its forecast. It said that heavy rain is likely in Kolkata, North and South 24-Parganas, Murshidabad, East and West Burdwan, Nadia, Howrah, Hooghly, Malda and North and South Dinajpur districts of the state till Friday.

The Met department said that heavy to very heavy rain will also take place in the North Bengal districts of Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Nadia, Birbhum and Murshidabad till Saturday morning.

The weather is likely to get better from Saturday, it said.

Rainfall occurred at most places over Gangetic Bengal on Thursday, with heavy downpour at one or two places in Purulia, Bankura and Birbhum districts.