Kolkata braves out low pressure & overnight rain, manages to stay afloat
Snapshots of the Jawad aftermath in the city
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My Kolkata Web Desk |
Published 06.12.21, 03:23 PM
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A car negotiates a waterlogged stretch near Haldiram's crossing on VIP Road on Monday morning. After a night of incessant drizzle, Kolkata woke up to an overcast sky and more rain on Monday. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclone Jawad has weakened into a depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal near the Odisha coast on Sunday
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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A traffic cop stands vigilant near Chingrighata crossing, Bypass. Persistent showers which have continued since Sunday morning may induce traffic snarls in the city
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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Two men push a stranded car near Teghoria, New Town
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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A rickshaw-puller looks for a passenger in a lane off Chittaranjan Avenue in central Kolkata. Many people preferred to stay indoors and snuggle up in blankets before gorging on platefuls of khichdi and crispies
Ashim Paul/ My Kolkata
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A cute pet’s morning walk is upset by a waterlogged road outside its window in New Garia on the southern fringes of Kolkata on Monday morning
Anita Kathuria
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The figurine of a dancing girl on the dashboard of a car seems to be swaying to the pitter-patter of the rain. On Sunday, the Met office recorded around 30mm of rain in Alipore over 24 hours till 8.30pm
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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A young woman struggles to balance her umbrella and her backpack while wading through a waterlogged street near Haldiram's crossing on VIP road
Amit Datta/My Kolkata
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A bird's-eye view of the EM Bypass in Kolkata on Sunday evening
Amit Datta/ My Kolkata
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Masked passengers seen through the foggy window of an air-conditioned bus at a traffic signal in Kolkata
Amit Datta/ My Kolkata
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Passengers sport protective rain gear on a local train at Baghajatin station in Kolkata on Monday
