Summary:
Kolkata, Dec 6 (PTI) The well-marked low-pressure area, remnant of cyclonic storm "Jawad", has weakened into a low-pressure system over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal-Bangladesh coasts, the Met department said on Monday.
It is likely to weaken further and move towards Bangladesh, it said.
The metropolis experienced heavy rain owing to the weather system with office-goers and others facing a tough time reaching their destinations as several thoroughfares and low-lying localities lay inundated.
Fewer buses plied the roads during the day and traffic came to a halt at many places amid attempts by civic bodies to pump out water from the flooded areas, officials said.
Many schools in the city and suburbs declared a "holiday" on Monday as light drizzle continued all throughout the day.
Several rivers, including Kalindi, Gaureshwar and Rayamangal, have been in spate since morning.