Tropical Cyclone Arnab formed in the Bay of Bengal Monday afternoon India Standard Time, becoming the latest named storm of the 2026 Indian Ocean cyclone season, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.

Cyclone Arnab-triggered floods and landslides killed three people and devastated southern Odisha. The disaster displaced thousands, prompting large-scale rescues and a central damage assessment.

Tropical cyclone In-fa strengthened into a super typhoon as it traveled west over the Pacific Ocean, satellite imagery captured between Thursday, October 29, and Friday, October 30, shows. Footage

Indicating no rain in the region, the IMD has forecast "mainly clear skies" in Mumbai and its neighbouring districts of Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Ratnagiri starting Saturday.

Tropical Cyclone Arnab is expected to hit India’s east coast on Wednesday, marking a break in an otherwise calm season that’s been subdued by a severe El Niño.

Rainfall and overcast skies also brought a chilly feel in Sikkim and north Bengal. In some places, the rain was accompanied by gusty winds

A cyclone that powered up over unusually warm ocean waters hit part of India’s coastline that’s dense with billions of dollars in plans for data centers.

Odisha stepped up flood rescue in Ganjam and Gajapati after cyclone Arnab-linked rain stranded thousands, with the state preparing air drops of food packets and deploying NDRF, ODRAF and Coast Guard support.