Kolkata commuters brave heavy downpour

Kolkata commuters waded through waterlogged roads during heavy rainfall on Friday, 29 May 2026, as a spell of intense rain disrupted normal movement across the city. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Pedestrians navigated rain-soaked streets in Kolkata on 29 May 2026 as persistent downpours slowed traffic and made daily commutes difficult across the city. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

A man clutching an umbrella pulled a rickshaw through flooded lanes in Kolkata on 29 May 2026, capturing the strain placed on daily-wage workers by the season's heaviest rain yet. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

A lone pedestrian shielded by an umbrella made his way along a flooded road in Kolkata on 29 May 2026, as heavy rainfall continued to batter the West Bengal capital through the afternoon. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)