Summary:
According to the Met department, Kolkata recorded 144 mm rainfall in 24 hours till 8.30 am. Canning in South 24 Parganas district registered maximum rainfall in West Bengal during the 24-hour period at 178.6 mm, while Bankura received 133.2 mm rain, the Met department said. Moderate to heavy showers were also recorded in some places of north Bengal. Darjeeling experienced more than 70 mm rainfall. It forecast an overcast sky with spells of rain or thundershowers in Kolkata till Saturday..