Mumbaikars can breathe a sigh of relief afteru00a0Cyclone Phyan bypassed the city coast. According to the Met department, the threat of cyclone has drastically reduced in Mumbai. The cyclonic winds formed in the Arabian sea has skipped Mumbai and is headed towards north Maharashtra, said the weather department.

However, heavy showers will continue in Mumbai and adjoining areas for the next 48 hours,u00a0added the weather bureau.

India's western coastal states went on a state of high alert as Cyclone Phyan moved menacingly over the Arabian Sea Wednesday afternoon. Schools, colleges and offices shut in Mumbai and people scurried home in pelting rain.