As the Kolkatans today tried to gather bits and pieces left after the record rainfall to return to normal life and prepare for the approaching festival, the Met department tipped a wet Maha Panchami this year.

Another weather system brewing in Bay of Bengal anticipated to bring rains on Saturday could play a spoilsport for the pandal hoppers on 27 September.

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The city civic body meanwhile is facing hindrance in ‘bustee’ areas due to inaccessible lanes, said officials.

The low-pressure area over north Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal that had wreaked havoc in Kolkata yesterday weakened and became less marked today. However, after a brief respite, the south Bengal region is expected to rerun into rainy days during the peak festive days.

The Regional Meteorological Centre has

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