India, Sept. 24 -- People in Kolkata are struggling to return to normalcy, a day after the overnight rainfall caused severe waterlogging and electricity disruption. Eleven people were killed in the 24-hour downpour that was the highest since 1986. This came just days ahead of Durga Puja festivities, which concerned pandal organisers whose artworks were damaged due to rainwater.

Despite the rain subsiding, several areas of Kolkata are still experiencing severe waterlogging and inundation. Water was pumped out of low-lying areas of Kolkata and adjoining areas through the night, but residents of Bidhannagar continued to reel under flooding, with knee-deep water and traffic snarls. From flooded courtyards on MG Road in the north to waterlogg...