New Delhi, Nov. 1 -- Days after Cyclone Arnab blazed a trail of destruction across India's eastern coast, a new cyclonic storm named 'Murasu' has formed over the Bay of Bengal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) tweeted on Sunday.

Murasu had formed as a deep depression, ultimately intensifying into a cyclonic storm over the southwest and adjoining westecentral Bay of Bengal, a post by the IMD noted.

"Deep Depression intensified into Cyclonic Storm "Murasu" [Pronunciation: Murasu] over Southwest & adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal [Cyclone Alert for Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coasts]," the post stated.

It added, "The Deep Depression over Southwest & adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal moved west-northwestwards ...