Overview

• The city recorded about 251.4–251.6 mm in 24 hours, the heaviest since the late 1980s, with local extremes from 264 mm to 332 mm in southern and eastern neighborhoods such as Garia and Jodhpur Park.
• Authorities confirm at least 10 fatalities, mostly from electrocution, while Reuters reports the toll could be as high as 12, prompting precautionary power shutoffs in several waterlogged areas.
• Water is receding in places but major roads and neighborhoods remain inundated, with Kolkata Metro services curtailed on a Blue Line stretch, suburban rail delayed, and dozens of flights canceled or late.
• Schools and colleges have begun Durga Puja holidays two days early, many pandals suffered damage, and municipal pumps are running as drainage is slowed by full canals and high-tide lock-gate closures.
• A political dispute has intensified as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee faults power utility CESC for electrocution deaths and CESC cites faulty internal wiring and non-CESC assets, while the IMD tracks a fresh low likely to bring additional showers.