Tremors were felt across West Bengal including Kolkata and parts of northeast as an earthquake of magnitude 5.7 hit Bangladesh's Narsingdi on Friday, the IMD said.

The quake struck 13 km south-southwest of Narsingdi in Bangladesh at 10.08 am, and at a depth of 10 km, it said.

Several people were seen coming out on the streets as a precautionary measure.

Scared residents rushed out of their homes in Dhaka as buildings shook and some makeshift structures collapsed, Reuters reported quoting witnesses.

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