A man sits cross legged on a wooden bench inside a home partially submerged in yellow brown floodwater in the Kalighat area of Kolkata, West Bengal, on 12 September 2026, as high tide flooding inundated ground floor residences. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal
Residents wade through severe floodwaters on a waterlogged street while carrying personal belongings in the Kalighat area of Kolkata, West Bengal, on 12 September 2026, as high tide surge made movement on foot difficult. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Locals navigate severe floodwaters along a waterlogged road in Kalighat, Kolkata, on 12 September 2026, carrying essential belongings as monsoon driven high tides rendered stretches of the neighbourhood impassable. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
A man wades through a flooded street carrying a metal bucket and a bag in the Kalighat area of Kolkata, West Bengal, on 12 September 2026, illustrating the disruption caused by high tide flooding to everyday life. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
Two young boys pedal a bicycle through a flooded street in the Kalighat area of Kolkata, West Bengal, on 12 September 2026, as standing water from the monsoon high tide covered residential lanes. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)
A young boy wades through knee deep brown floodwater in a narrow, residential alleyway in the Kalighat area of Kolkata, West Bengal, on 12 September 2026, as the high tide inundated lanes alongside homes. (Photo: NationPress/Kuntal Chakrabarty)