New Delhi, July 8 -- Very heavy rainfall is expected in Kolkata and some districts of West Bengal on July 8, due to a low-pressure area over gangetic West Bengal and strong monsoon flow, the IMD said.

Moderate rainfall was recorded across Kolkata and in parts of South 24 Parganas, Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram and North 24 Parganas districts in the past 24 hours till 5.30 pm on Monday, it said in a bulletin.

"The low-pressure area over gangetic West Bengal and neighbourhood now lies over south west gangetic West Bengal and neighbourhood... It is likely to move slowly west-northwestwards across Jharkhand and north Chhattisgarh during the next two days," it said.

"In view of the system and strong monsoon flow, light to moderate rainfall at...