Heavy rains lashed certain parts of Mumbai on Wednesday due to the outer effects of Cyclone Gulab. Pic/Satej Shinde

However, there was no major waterlogging and public transport services, including trains, remained unaffected. Pic/Satej Shinde

Areas like Borivli and Kandivli also witnessed heavy rainfall. Pic/Satej Shinde

The IMD has said that heavy rains are likely to reduce from September 29 onwards in the city. But it doesn't mean the end of monsoon season in Mumbai. Pic/Satej Shinde

'The monsoon withdrawal date has been delayed over the years. We are now seeing the monsoon withdraw from Maharashtra around October 15', said an IMD official. Pic/Sameer Markande

Heavy showers lashed Thane and adjoining  Palghar on Tuesday and Wednesday, inundating several low-lying areas in the two districts. Though the two districts did not report any casualties, several houses were submerged in floodwaters and people were marooned, the officials said. Pic/PTI

The towns of Bhiwandi, Kalyan, Ulhasnagar and Palghar were badly hit by torrential rains and flooding. Pic/PTI

At least 17 tourists stranded at Pandavkada waterfall in Navi Mumbai amid heavy rains were rescued, while hundreds of people residing in low-lying areas in the Thane and Palghar districts of Maharashtra were evacuated, officials said. Pic/PTI

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday directed officials to expedite relief measures for people affected by the recent spell of heavy rains and floods in several parts of the state, where rescue operations continued amid intermittent showers. Pic/PTI

'The damage assessment surveys should be started at the earliest by the revenue, agriculture and other concerned departments. Damages to horticulture plantations and to the fertile layer of the agricultural land of farmers should also be part of the survey,' said Thackeray. Pic/PTI