Kolkata Weather Today: Rain Clouds Dominate City, Thunderstorms and Gusty Winds Keep Monsoon Uneasy
Kolkata is beginning the last day of August under a distinctly unsettled monsoon regime, with rain-bearing clouds continuing to dominate the city’s skyline and intermittent showers likely to punctuate the day. The India Meteorological Department’s latest Kolkata-Alipore forecast indicates a generally cloudy day with spells of rain or thundershowers, while thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and […]
Kolkata Weather Today: Rain Takes Centre Stage As City Braces For A Cooler, Wetter Sunday
Kolkata is set for a distinctly unsettled Sunday as monsoon activity remains active over the city, with generally cloudy skies, intermittent rain and the possibility of thunderstorms shaping the weather pattern through the day. The India Meteorological Department’s Kolkata-Alipore forecast indicates that temperatures could remain comparatively subdued, with the maximum around 30°C and the minimum […]
Kolkata Weather Today: Fresh Bay System Keeps City Under Rain Cloud, More Showers Likely Through Weekend
Kolkata, August 29, 2026: Kolkata is likely to remain firmly in the grip of an active monsoon pattern on Saturday, with a predominantly cloudy sky, intermittent rain and a heightened possibility of thunderstorms keeping the city’s weather unsettled. The latest forecasts indicate that the spell of wet weather is unlikely to be a one-day affair, […]
Kolkata Weather Today: Cloudy Skies, Thunderstorms and Rain to Keep City in Monsoon Grip
Kolkata, August 28, 2026: Kolkata is likely to remain firmly under the influence of an active monsoon pattern on Friday, with a predominantly cloudy sky, intermittent rain and the possibility of thunderstorms shaping the weather across the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorm activity accompanied by rain in Kolkata, while gusty winds […]
Homebound and Stuck! Park Street Metro Fault Disrupts Rush Hour
Kolkata Metro’s Blue Line services were disrupted during Thursday evening’s rush hour after a rake developed a fault at Park Street station, leaving commuters facing delays and partial services across the central stretch. Metro authorities said the affected rake had a problem that prevented normal operations. Services were later restored at around 7.30pm. The disruption […]
Kolkata Weather Today: Rain and Thunderstorms to Keep City Cloudy as Monsoon Activity Intensifies
Kolkata, August 27, 2026: Kolkata is likely to remain under the grip of a humid and unsettled monsoon pattern on Thursday, with cloudy skies, spells of rain and the possibility of thunderstorms expected to shape weather conditions across the city. The latest forecasts indicate that rainfall activity will remain significant over Kolkata and other parts […]
Who Will Run Kolkata Book Fair 2027?
The West Bengal government has announced a major restructuring of the International Kolkata Book Fair ahead of its 50th season, constituting a 24-member high-powered advisory board to guide the organisation and planning of the 2027 fair, which is scheduled to be held from January 22 to February 3. The move follows meetings at Nabanna on […]
Kolkata Schools Step Up Vigilance as Viral Infections Keep Children Away from Class
Kolkata, August 26, 2026: A rise in viral infections among children has prompted several schools across Kolkata to step up precautions, with institutions advising parents to keep children at home if they develop fever, cough, cold, sore throat or other symptoms. The concern comes amid an increase in respiratory infections and fever cases being reported […]
Calcutta High Court Upholds Abhishek Banerjee’s Overseas Travel for Eye Treatment
Kolkata, August 26, 2026: The Calcutta High Court has declined to restrain Trinamool Congress national general secretary and Diamond Harbour MP Abhishek Banerjee from travelling abroad for medical treatment, effectively allowing him to proceed with the overseas eye treatment already authorised by the Supreme Court. The development came after the West Bengal government sought restrictions […]
West Bengal Political Tensions Rise as MPs Face Notice, TMC Factions Clash and Jhargram Cop Caught Taking Bribe
Political developments in West Bengal have taken a fresh turn, with the Lok Sabha Speaker’s office issuing notices to Nationalist Congress Party of India (NCPI) MPs, tensions rising between two factions of the Trinamool Congress over the party’s student wing foundation day celebrations, and a police constable being caught allegedly accepting a bribe in Jhargram. […]