India, Oct. 27 -- The three eastern coastal states of Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and West Bengal are gearing for cyclone Arnab, which is expected to make a landfall near Vishakhapatnam on Wednesday afternoon, officials said on Monday. Andhra Pradesh chief minister Chandrababu Naidu was told that the system was likely to intensify into a severe cyclone by that night and a very severe cyclone on October 27. At the time of landfall, wind speeds could reach 115-125 kmph, with gusts of up to 140 kmph on certain occasions. Officials warned that North Andhra and Central Coastal districts were likely to receive heavy to extremely heavy rainfall on October 27 and 28. Odisha also lies in the path of the cyclone while only heavy rain is expected in West Bengal. htc...