Winds gusting at 115kmph are expected to rip through the city on Friday night as Cyclone Fani brushes past, the Met office warned on Wednesday. Cyclone Fani, christened by Bangladesh and pronounced Phoni meaning “snake” in Bengali, is set to make landfall near Puri on Friday afternoon, officials said. Heavy rain is likely to accompany the storm from Friday night and would continue on Saturday. The weather alert said wind speeds gusting up to 60kmph are likely along and off the Bengal coast on Thursday and expected to increase to around 100kmph by Friday and Saturday. “The eye of the storm is likely to pass west of Calcutta at night as a cyclonic storm.

Source: The Telegraph May 01, 2019 18:45 UTC