The Trinamool Congress released its first list of 291 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections, with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee set to contest from Bhabanipur, where she will face Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari in a high-stakes rematch

The Regional Meteorological Centre at Alipore has forecast scattered showers in Kolkata and several south Bengal districts including Howrah, Hooghly, Purulia, Bankura and Murshidabad till Tuesday, with rain alerts issued for 12 districts