It was the same old sorry story - wading through water logged roads, honking in bumper-to-bumper traffic and suffering an excruciatingly long wait for trains, as seen here at Bandra station. Pic/Tanvi Phondekar

All of Mumbai was in a race to get home before the Cinderella hour last night, as the authorities issued warnings that the midnight high tide could pose a risk in combination with the heavy to very heavy rainfall predicted for the next 24 hours in isolated parts of the city.