Kolkata biker wades through monsoon floodwater

A two-wheeler rider navigates a waterlogged street in Kolkata, West Bengal, after heavy monsoon rainfall on 10 July 2026 submerged several city roads. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Multiple vehicles inch through a flood-hit street in Kolkata on 10 July 2026 as sustained monsoon downpours left large stretches of West Bengal's capital under water. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Traffic slowed to a crawl on waterlogged roads across Kolkata on 10 July 2026 after heavy monsoon rain overwhelmed drainage in parts of West Bengal's capital. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Commuters on foot and on vehicles struggled to cross waterlogged streets in Kolkata on 10 July 2026, as monsoon rainfall disrupted normal movement across the city. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

A woman wades through a waterlogged street in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 10 July 2026, highlighting the civic impact of heavy monsoon rainfall on daily commuters. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

A Kolkata traffic police officer pushes a stranded vehicle through a flooded street on 10 July 2026, as monsoon rain left several roads in West Bengal's capital impassable. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

Commuters in Kolkata faced severe difficulty navigating submerged streets with their vehicles on 10 July 2026, as heavy monsoon rain caused widespread waterlogging across West Bengal's capital. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

A commuter manually pushes a stalled vehicle through a waterlogged road in Kolkata on 10 July 2026, underscoring the scale of disruption caused by monsoon rainfall in West Bengal. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)

A cyclist navigates a waterlogged street in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 10 July 2026, as persistent monsoon rain continued to flood low-lying stretches of the city's road network. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)