Cyclist braves Kolkata's flooded streets

A cyclist pedals through a waterlogged street in Kolkata, West Bengal on 24 September 2026, as heavy monsoon rain left several stretches of the city submerged and difficult to navigate.

A rickshaw puller strains to drag his vehicle through a heavily flooded street in Kolkata on 24 September 2026, as intense monsoon rainfall overwhelmed the city's drainage and turned roads into waterways.

A commuter seated on a hand pulled rickshaw is ferried through a heavily waterlogged road in Kolkata, West Bengal on 24 September 2026, reflecting the disruption caused by the season's intense monsoon downpour.

Daily life in Kolkata was severely disrupted on 24 September 2026 as heavy rain flooded roads, forcing residents to rely on hand pulled rickshaws to move through streets transformed into shallow rivers by the monsoon.

A motorist navigates a waterlogged road on a two wheeler in Kolkata, West Bengal on 24 September 2026, as heavy monsoon rain continued to inundate streets and pose a risk to vehicle traffic across the city.

A commuter wades on foot through a knee deep waterlogged road in Kolkata, West Bengal on 24 September 2026, as sustained heavy rain left neighbourhoods inundated and pedestrian movement severely hampered.

Multiple commuters on vehicles push through waterlogged roads in Kolkata, West Bengal on 24 September 2026, as widespread flooding caused by monsoon rain brought traffic to a crawl in several parts of the city.

Scenes of vehicles moving through flooded streets in Kolkata on 24 September 2026 underscored the city's recurring monsoon waterlogging challenge, with drainage systems reportedly overwhelmed by the day's intense rainfall in West Bengal.