Kolkata monsoon: Mother and child brave the rain

A woman clutches her umbrella while escorting a young boy in a raincoat through Kolkata's rain-soaked streets on 30 June 2026, as the monsoon tightened its grip on West Bengal.

Commuters clutching umbrellas huddle on a pickup truck to navigate Kolkata's rain-drenched roads on 30 June 2026, as heavy monsoon showers disrupted daily movement across West Bengal.

A lone woman shields herself with an umbrella as she walks through heavy monsoon rain in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 30 June 2026 — a scene repeated across the city as showers intensified through the day.

Umbrella-toting pedestrians navigate a rain-lashed road in Kolkata on 30 June 2026, as the West Bengal capital recorded another spell of heavy monsoon showers during the afternoon.

Streams of umbrella-carrying walkers fill a Kolkata roadway on 30 June 2026, as sustained monsoon rainfall kept residents of West Bengal's capital on their guard through the day.

A man and a woman share a single umbrella as they walk through monsoon rain in Kolkata, West Bengal, on 30 June 2026 — capturing the everyday resilience of the city's residents during the wet season.