Kolkata, Oct. 23 -- A developing weather system over the Bay of Bengal is likely to bring moderate rainfall to Kolkata and heavy showers to parts of south Bengal on October 28 and 29, with coastal districts expected to experience thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC).
Weather scientists said a low-pressure area lay over the east-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of the south-east Bay on Friday. The system is expected to intensify into a depression over the same region on October 24 before moving west-north-westwards and strengthening into a deep depression on October 25.
The system is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm over the west-central Bay of Bengal by t...