The storm is forecast to weaken to the equivalent of a Category 1 hurricane before making landfall but will still reach wind speeds over 74 m.p.h. Tropical storm-force winds (winds over 39 m.p.h.

Pune | Updated: October 24, 2022 15:00 IST Follow Us Dark clouds hover in the skies above the Ganga river owing to Cyclone Sitrang in Kolkata. (PTI) Cyclone Sitrang is all set to intensify into a ‘severe’ category storm by Monday evening, according to weather bulletins.

Cyclone Sitrang ripped through the northeast, bringing down houses, snapping telecommunication networks and damaging standing crops on Tuesday, even as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted more rain across the region.