Kolkata: Formed over the Bay of Bengal, a low pressure area is set to trigger rain in most parts of Bengal till Tuesday.
The Alipore weather office has issued heavy rain alerts in parts of South Bengal, including the neighbouring North and South 24 Parganas. Kolkata is likely to experience light to moderate rain during this period.
According to a special weather bulletin from the Regional Meteorological Centre, Kolkata, the low pressure area formed over the Northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of West Bengal and Bangladesh on Friday morning persist over the same area.An associated cyclonic circulation tilting southwestwards is likely to move north-northwestwards. During the next two days it is likely to intensify into a well-marked low pressure system over Bangladesh and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal.
The Met office has also issued a warning for fishermen not to venture into the sea till Tuesday.