Heavy evening rain lashes city, leaves pockets waterlogged

Kolkata: Heavy showers lashed the city on Thursday evening, ending a dry and humid spell. Kolkata woke up to a cloudy sky, but barring a few spells of drizzles, it remained relatively dry till evening when the showers intensified. A ‘secondary monsoon trough’, that now passes through Bihar, Odisha and south Bengal, triggered the rain, said the Met office.Kolkata received 3.5mm rain till 5.30pm.
The city will get light to moderate rain on Friday, but heavy showers were ruled out. The temperature, too, could drop.
“The rain has lowered the temperature and humidity. It will now be pleasant,” said RMC director G K Das.
Some areas, like Maniktala, Beliaghata, Muktarambabu Street, Camac Street, Bhowanipore, Behala, and pockets off Bypass and CR Avenue, became waterlogged.
Districts like Nadia, Murshidabad, North and South 24 Parganas, East and West Burdwan and Birbhum also received heavy showers on Thursday.