'Sky is Pink': Post-Amphan pictures from Bhubaneswar enthral Twitter

Cyclone Amphan ripped through coastal districts of West Bengal, including state capital Kolkata, and rolled past Odisha causing only minimal damage in the state.

The Super Cyclonic Storm `AMPHAN' has moved north-northeastwards as a Cyclonic Storm with a speed of 06 kmph during past 06 hours, further weakened into a Deep Depression. As of 11:30 am on Thursday, it lay centred about 300 km east-northeast of Kolkata, 110 km south-southeast of Dhubri and 80 km south-southeast of Rangpur (Bangladesh). 

As it moved away from Odisha and West Bengal, a rare phenomenon was seen over the skies of Bhubaneswar on Wednesday and Thursday. The skies of Odisha capital turned pink, as pictures shared on social media showed. 

Hundreds of Twitter users from the city shared pictures of pink sky, with some wondering the reason, others simply enjoying the mesmerising view. 

Here are some tweets sharing the images of pink Bhubaneswar sky: 

#AmphanCyclon
This is the sky of #Bhubaneswar after passing cyclone #Amphan #AmphanSuperCyclone pic.twitter.com/cAHON1d2cZ

— Sunil GURJAR (@SunilGU26988877) May 21, 2020

ତୁମେ ଗଲା ପରେ ପରେ...#Bhubaneswar #patia #Amphan pic.twitter.com/CkMWx5UCN9

— BishnuMishra (@bapun1) May 20, 2020

#Bhubaneswar #evening #sky post #cyclone #Amphan pic.twitter.com/gRssciZs0H

— DEVI PRASAD PUHAN (@dpuhan) May 20, 2020

My city is an example that we bloom with grace no matter how stormy the times be.

The evening sky! #Bhubaneswar #Amphan @BBSRBuzz pic.twitter.com/uFq5xAqSuj

— Naimisha (@SpeakNaimisha) May 20, 2020

Bhubaneswar sky at https://t.co/MFgtez8qY5 pic.twitter.com/4EexFmFkmo

— anil pradhan (@anilpradhan2009) May 20, 2020

Skies turn pink in Bhubaneswar after Cyclone makes landfall.#CyclonAmphan #PrayForBengal pic.twitter.com/tpRKDaxYTn

— Shivam Raj (@BawlaMario) May 21, 2020

Sky turn pink in bhuvneshwar after amphan cyclone ,#praynature#AmphanCyclon pic.twitter.com/2UEfvXSouG

— Sonu(Shailendra B Singh) (@Shail146) May 21, 2020

The cyclonic storm, which triggered heavy rains and accompanied high-velocity winds gusting up to 190 kmph in coastal areas, made landfall in the Sunderbans in West Bengal on Wednesday evening. It has weakened significantly since making the landfall and moved to Bangladesh as a cyclonic storm. By Thursday evening, it has weakened further into a Depression.

The cyclone affected nearly 45 lakh people in Odisha, uprooting trees and flattening fragile dwellings. 

The power infrastructure and the farm sector have also suffered considerable damage, Chief Secretary AK Tripathy said who praised the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for the accurate and timely forecast.