Bengali singer Pratik Choudhury on Tuesday passed away at a City hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest, family members said. Choudhury, 55, is survived by a wife and a son.

The popular singer, known for his albums on contemporary Bengali songs including Mukhosh, Bhusandir Mathe, Ebar Pratik er Pallay and so on. Choudhury, a graduate from Calcutta University, began his music career in 1994 by singing jingles. He also sang in numerous TV serials, Bengali movies.