Powerful tremors jolted the city around 1.30pm on Friday, sending Calcuttans rushing down staircases in panic. The magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Bangladesh, but with an epicentre less than 100km from the city, the tremors were felt strongly. Our goldendoodle, Happy, was lying on the floor as he usually does when he is happy, when suddenly everything around me started to shake. My first reaction was to lift Happy and run to the other room to fetch my mother. Also Read In pictures: Bangladesh earthquake leaves Kolkatans frazzled and shakenJust as we were planning to go down, the tremors receded.

Source: The Telegraph February 28, 2026 00:32 UTC