Kolkata Weather Today LIVE: 30 Flights Cancelled, 42 Delayed; CM Urges Caution After 7 Dead In Overnight Rains

West Bengal | Operations at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport were severely affected on Tuesday as bad weather led to the cancellation of 30 flights and delays to 42 others: Kolkata Airport official, — ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2025

Heavy rain fall in kolkata ,Salt lake Sector 5 #KolkataRain #kolkatarains pic.twitter.com/dklWCfkKyD, — Sanat Mishra (@SanatMishra959) September 23, 2025

Kolkata after Cloudburst 😭

It was Mumbai, then Delhi, then Hyderabad now kolkata.

No government agency is serious about addressing the climate challenge, drainage issues, or urban planning that we face daily.pic.twitter.com/DyW8jb8lJq, — 🚨Indian Gems (@IndianGems_) September 23, 2025

Weather Today In Kolkata Live Updates: Faced with a near breakdown of public life in the wake of an unprecedented overnight rains in recent memory in Kolkata and other south Bengal districts, the West Bengal government on Tuesday declared Puja holidays in state-run educational institutions two days ahead of schedule.

Following up on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's appeal to stay off waterlogged roads to prevent accidents by electrocution and instructing holidays in schools or shift to online classes, state education minister Bratya Basu announced that all government-run education institutions would remain closed on September 24 and 25.

( PTI Inputs )

#WATCH | West Bengal: Fire breaks out in a shop in the flooded streets of Mandeville Gardens in Gariahat area of Kolkata. Firefighting operations are underway.

State Minister and Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim has also reached the spot.

(Video: Firhad Hakim social media) pic.twitter.com/MhmSBsfjle, — ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2025

#WATCH | West Bengal: A boy relaxes on a mattress and plays in the water as the streets of Kolkata get flooded after heavy rainfall.

Visuals from the area near Rabindra Sadan. pic.twitter.com/YCf7KKsMAW, — ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2025

This is Kolkata after just 4 hours of rain…

And during Navratri festival time!

Had this happened during Eid, Didi would have acted swiftly. pic.twitter.com/OJ8BgIXLMG, — Trupti Garg (@garg_trupti) September 23, 2025

Weather Today In Kolkata Live Updates: According to Skymet, Few spells of light to moderate #rain with moderate lightning will occur at Bankura, Barddhaman, Hooghly, Howrah, Kolkata, Nadia, North & South 24 Parganas, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur & Puruliya during the next 10-12 hrs.,

Few spells of light to moderate #rain with moderate lightning will occur at Bankura, Barddhaman, Hooghly, Howrah, Kolkata, Nadia, North & South 24 Parganas, Paschim Medinipur, Purba Medinipur & Puruliya during the next 10-12 hrs.#Skymet #Kolkatarain #WestBengal #KolkataFlood, — Skymet (@SkymetWeather) September 23, 2025

#3Hourly Rainfall over Alipore (#Kolkata) between 0830 Hrs IST of 22nd to 0830 Hrs IST of 23rd September 2025.@moesgoi @PIB_India @DDNewslive @airnewsalerts @ndmaindia @ImdKolkata pic.twitter.com/bArM7fS9zb, — India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) September 23, 2025

Weather Today In Kolkata Live Updates: Torrential rain paralysed Kolkata on Tuesday, leaving large swathes of the city waterlogged, and at least seven people died of electrocution, prompting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to describe the downpour as "unprecedented" and lash out at poor dredging of Farakka and "lapses" by power utility CESC.

"Even our houses are submerged; we are all suffering. I am feeling so bad for the Pujo pandals as well," Banerjee said, adding that schools have been asked to declare holidays and office-goers advised to stay home for their own safety.

"I am in constant touch with the Mayor, Chief Secretary, and the police. Farakka is not dredged properly, so every time it rains in Bihar, UP, Uttarakhand, Mumbai, Delhi, everywhere there is waterlogging. This time the rain is slightly unusual," the chief minister told a Bengali news channel.

STORY | Unprecedented rains: Mamata blames poor dredging, CESC lapses; urges people to stay at home

Torrential rain paralysed Kolkata on Tuesday, leaving large swathes of the city waterlogged, and at least seven people died of electrocution, prompting Chief Minister Mamata… pic.twitter.com/8WvJIXXlrU, — Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) September 23, 2025

Weather Today In Kolkata Live Updates: Torrential overnight rain left Kolkata reeling on Tuesday, killing at least four people due to electrocution and paralysing life in the city as rainwater inundated vast areas, crippled transport services and brought traffic and trains to a grinding halt.

Vehicles lay stranded on arterial roads, commuters waded through waist-deep water at several intersections, and Metro services were suspended on a long stretch of the Blue Line as the city struggled to cope with one of its heaviest spells of rain in years.

Weather Today In Kolkata Live Updates: Calcutta University (CU) and Jadavpur University (JU) suspended all academic activities on Tuesday as torrential overnight rain paralysed normal life in Kolkata. In a statement, the CU Registrar said due to heavy overnight rain and waterlogging in different parts of Kolkata, the scheduled semester exams in different subjects for Tuesday (September 23) have been cancelled.

#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal | Heavy rain causes waterlogging in several parts of Kolkata

(Visuals from Jadavpur and Baghajatin areas) pic.twitter.com/M916A1dRwR, — ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2025

Weather Today In Kolkata Live Updates: Heavy waterlogging on city roads brought traffic to a complete standstill on Tuesday. Office-goers faced significant inconvenience due to the lack of public transportation and traffic jams. Many schools declared holidays due to the heavy rain and waterlogging, jagran.com reported.

Weather Today In Kolkata Live Updates: Services on the Kolkata Metro Railway's Blue Line (Dakshineswar-Shahid Khudiram) have been suspended due to waterlogging on the central portion, especially between Mahanayak Uttam Kumar and Rabindra Sarovar stations.

A metro spokesperson told jagran.com that for the safety of passengers, services have been suspended between Shahid Khudiram and Maidan stations, while limited services are running from Dakshineswar to Maidan. Normal services are expected to resume soon.

#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal | Heavy rain causes waterlogging in several parts of Kolkata

(Visuals from Salt Lake area) pic.twitter.com/C8dszZXfWa, — ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2025

Torrential rains lashed West Bengal's capital Kolkata and surrounding areas on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday, throwing normal life out of gear. The heavy downpour has claimed five lives till now. Roads were flooded, railway and metro services were disrupted on Tuesday morning. Several schools were also shut as the city witnessed severe waterlogging. The rains inundated multiple residential areas, making commute difficult for the people.,

#WATCH | Kolkata, West Bengal | Heavy rain causes waterlogging in several parts of Kolkata

(Visuals from Jadavpur and Baghajatin areas) pic.twitter.com/M916A1dRwR, — ANI (@ANI) September 23, 2025