Cyclone Amphan intensifies into severe cyclonic storm; heavy rains, high-velocity wind predicted in Odisha, West Bengal

Under its impact, the coastal districts of Gangetic West Bengal, including North and South 24 Parganas, Kolkata, East and West Midnapore, Howrah and Hooghly are likely to experience light to moderate rain at many places with heavy downpour at isolated places on May 19.