Bhubaneswar, Nov. 14 -- A cyclonic storm is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal by the evening of November 16, with the system potentially intensifying into a severe cyclonic storm by November 18, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The IMD has also released the likely track of the developing system. However, its eventual direction towards a particular coast remains unclear.

The system is currently active as a well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal. It is likely to develop into a depression over the same region within the next 24 hours. If it develops into a cyclone, it will be named Akvan.

The system is then expected to move north-northwestwards and gradually gain strength. It may develop ...