Photos: West Bengal, Odisha brace for Cyclone Yaas

Rough sea in the Bay of Bengal ahead of Cyclone Yaas landfall, at Digha in East Midnapore district of West Bengal- PTI

Vehicles ply during rain triggered by Cyclone Yaas in Bhubaneswar on Tuesday - PTI

Villagers walk past as sea water gushes in after breaking an embankment on the Bay of Bengal coast in South 24 parganas, West Bengal - PTI

Fishing boats anchored on elevated ground in anticipation of rough sea in the Bay of Bengal, ahead of Cyclone Yaas - PTI

People shift to safer places ahead of cyclone Yass, in Kolkata on Monday - ANI

A man ties a boat on the side of the river Ganges in view of the upcoming Cyclone Yaas as rain clouds loom over the sky of Kolkata - AFP

A team of HAM radio operators have set up a temporary station based at Kakdwip to assist the South 24 Parganas district administration in relief and rescue work for cyclone Yaas - TOI

According to IMD, Cyclone Yaas is likely to hit eastern coastal areas of Odisha and West Bengal on May 26 - ANI

A policeman announcing cyclone related warnings at a beach in Puri - PTI

Boats anchored at a beach in Puri - PTI

India Coast Guard ships relaying weather warning to mariners and fishermen - ANI

CESC stays on guard to avoid any casualties that can be caused by the cyclone - Sajal Mukherjee

India Coast Guard ships at Andaman and Nicobar relayed weather warning to mariners and fishermen - ANI

Indian Coast Guard initiate extensive pre-emptive measures for Cyclone Yaas -ANI

All the ashore, afloat and aviation units on high alert - ANI

India Coast Guard ships at Andaman and Nicobar urging mariners and fishermen to return to shore or take shelter in the nearest port - ANI

IAF airlift of 21T of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief equipment & 334 personnel of NDRF by C-130s aircraft - Tamaghna Banerjee

Upanna -- a new building adjoining the secretariat Nabanna -- being converted as a cyclone control room - Debashis Konar

A barge vessel being pulled out from the water near Vidyasagar Bridge in Kolkata - ANI

Vessels anchored in River Ganga as a part of preparation for Cyclone Yaas in Kolkata - PTI