All through the nightly hours of September 22, Kolkata was lashed by relentless rain that killed at least three people, severely waterlogged numerous areas and threatened to disrupt the final week of preparations of hundreds of community Durga Pujas in the city.

At dawn on September 23, the city woke up to a sodden, startling reality—streets turned into lakes, traffic at a standstill and lives upended in the run-up to Durga Puja festivities.

At least three people lost their lives to electrocution in Beniapukur, Khidderpore and Netaji Nagar—grim reminders of the dangers from submerged electric wires.

The southern and eastern quarters of Kolkata bore the brunt of the deluge. Garia Kamdahari recorded a staggering 332 mm of rain in only a few hours. Jodhpur Park followed with 285 mm, Kaligh

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