Overview

• Kolkata logged 251.4 mm in 24 hours at Alipore, with KMC reporting local peaks up to 332 mm and an intense 98 mm burst between 3am and 4am.
• Metro operations were curtailed to Dakshineswar–Maidan after waterlogging forced a shutdown between Shahid Khudiram and Maidan, while Sealdah south suburban services and the Circular Railway were suspended.
• Airport officials reported roughly 30 flight cancellations and dozens of delays as IndiGo, SpiceJet and Air India issued travel advisories for the city.
• Officials and media cited at least seven fatalities, with some reports putting the toll at eight to nine, largely from electrocution; Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called the deluge unprecedented, advanced school holidays and said CESC should provide jobs to victims’ families.
• Flooding swamped roads, homes and Durga Puja pandals, universities and schools halted classes, and the IMD kept heavy-rain alerts for south Bengal districts through Wednesday.