Heavy monsoon showers lash Kolkata

Torrential rains lashed Kolkata and its neighbouring districts of Howrah, Hooghly, Nadia, North and South 24 Parganas on the morning of June 26. Heavy to very heavy rains have been predicted in Kolkata and parts of south Bengal on June 25, 26 and 27.

A family finds shelter on a rickshaw parked in a road side after a heavy rainfall in Kolkata on Tuesday, June 26 2018. 

School students wade through a water-logged street after heavy rainfall in Kolkata on Tuesday June 26 2018.

A man drinks tea near roadside tea stall as people made their way through a water-logged street after heavy rainfall in Kolkata on Tuesday June 26 2018.

A rickshaw puller waits for passengers on a water-logged street after heavy rainfall in Kolkata on Tuesday June 26 2018.

Commuters cross a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall in Kolkata on Tuesday June 26 2018.

A priest wades through a water-logged street after heavy rainfall in Kolkata on Tuesday June 26 2018.

A hand rickshaw puller carries his passengers across a water-logged street in Kolkata on Tuesday June 26 2018.

Commuters cross a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall in Kolkata on Tuesday June 26 2018.