Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Rain Disrupts Kolkata Durga Puja Shopping as Showers Continue
People in Kolkata went shopping for Durga Puja on Sunday.
The morning was sunny, but the weather changed quickly.
Dark clouds, strong winds and heavy showers appeared in several places.
The rain made it harder for people to shop in busy markets.
The weather department says more rain may come to south Bengal from September 16 to 19.
Northern districts may also receive rain through September 19.
Cooch Behar received the most rain among the districts listed.
Shoppers may continue to face wet weather during the festive shopping period.
Sharp showers and gusty winds disrupted pre-Durga Puja shopping in Kolkata and nearby districts on Sunday.
Shoppers faced inconvenience at Gariahat, New Market, Maniktala and other markets.
The India Meteorological Department forecast widespread rain across south Bengal from September 16 to 19.
Sub-Himalayan districts including Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Cooch Behar may receive fairly widespread rain through September 19.
Cooch Behar recorded 58 mm, Jalpaiguri 42 mm and Alipurduar 28 mm of rain in the 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
- Who
- Shoppers in Kolkata and adjoining districts were affected, while the India Meteorological Department issued the forecast.
- What
- Rain and gusty winds disrupted pre-Durga Puja shopping, with more widespread rain forecast.
- When
- The disruption occurred on Sunday; widespread rain is forecast from September 16 to 19.
- Where
- Kolkata, adjoining districts, south Bengal and the sub-Himalayan districts of north Bengal.
- Why
- An active southwest monsoon and changing weather brought showers and winds across the region.
- Forecast period
- Widespread rain is forecast over south Bengal from September 16 to 19.
- Northern Bengal outlook
- Fairly widespread rain is expected in several sub-Himalayan districts through September 19.
- Affected markets
- Gariahat, New Market and Maniktala were among the Kolkata markets where shoppers faced inconvenience.
- Highest listed rainfall
- Cooch Behar recorded 58 mm in the 24 hours ending 8:30 a.m. Sunday.
- Other rainfall totals
- Jalpaiguri recorded 42 mm and Alipurduar recorded 28 mm during the same period.
- Weather system
- The India Meteorological Department attributed the outlook to an active southwest monsoon.