While Cyclone Phyan is fast approaching Mumbai's south west coast, celebrities are enjoying their 'day off'.
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Actress Konkana Sen Sharma said in a tweet, 'Shoot cancelled because of cyclone!!'
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Riteish Deshmukh also had an unplanned holiday, tweeting, 'Cyclone alert- Shoot cancelled, now wondering what to do. Narration of a script? Movie? Read a book? Workout? Wow suddenly all d options are open.' Later however, with the rains taking a toll on traffic, he tweeted,u00a0 'Stuck in Mother of all traffic jams at Worli.'
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Even businessman Anand Mahindra said, 'Mumbai under a grey cyclonic cloud that's disorienting. People don't know whether to do a rain dance or to be fearful.'
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Said Gul Panag, 'And the rain continues (cyclonic according 2 Met dep)! @super_milo (Panag's dog) refuses to go out. And housekeeper advises me to brush up Marathi. Good idea I say.


Mumbai educational institutions, offices asked to shut down

Meanwhile, with cyclonic storm Phyan menacingly approaching north Maharashtra and south Gujarat, the government has asked all educational institutions and offices in the city to close down this afternoon.