The weather is expected to throw in a Diwali dampner in parts of eastern India with the weather department predicting the formation of a cyclone over Bay of Bengal by October 23.
According to the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD), a persistent cyclonic circulation over north Andaman Sea and neighbourhood will influence the formation of a low-pressure area over southeast and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours.
Once the cyclone is formed it will be named 'Sitrang'.
The Met department has, however, not mentioned details like windspeeds, landfall time and location.
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