The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rain in parts of West Bengal starting Thursday, October 2, coinciding with Bijoya Dashami, due to a developing low-pressure area. The system is expected to form over the central Bay of Bengal on Wednesday, October 1, and could intensify into a depression over the west-central and northwest Bay of Bengal by Thursday, before crossing the south Odisha–Andhra Pradesh coast on Friday morning.

Under its influence, Howrah, South 24 Parganas, Purba and Paschim Medinipur are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall, ranging from 7 to 20 cm, on Thursday. Kolkata, along with North 24 Parganas, Hooghly, Jhargram, Bankura, and Purba Bardhaman, may see heavy rain of 7 to 11 cm.

Fishermen have been advised against venturing into the s

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