Overview

• The clip, posted by Instagram user Atreyee Mitra (@thisgirldaydreams), shows a snake gliding through a flooded backyard with a fish and has attracted more than 3.6 lakh likes.
• Viewers and reports identified the animal as a checkered keelback, or Jol dhora, a common non-venomous freshwater snake that preys on fish.
• Lighthearted jokes about Bengali fish culture accompanied broader footage of waterlogged streets, stranded cars and disrupted commutes across the city.
• Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said most water has drained and announced ₹2 lakh for next of kin of those who died by electrocution, adding that employment support would be arranged.
• PTI reported 251.4 mm of rain in under 24 hours, the highest single-day total since 1986, with outlets noting multiple deaths, including reports of at least 11.