The Kolkata port has been put on a high alert after receiving a warning by inputs of threat perception at the port and its installations on Tuesday.

A senior Kolkata police official claimed that they have received high alerts from central security agencies stating that Kolkata Port was under threat of terror attack and we have increased the security in the port area and have put the entire city under security blanket.

The two Indian navy moved two warships INS Khukri and INS Sumitra which has docked at Kolkata for Navy week celebrations and were slated to be there till November 6 for public viewing made a sudden withdrawal on Tuesday.

In a Defence press statement, Defence CPRO Group Captain T K Singha said "The alacrity by which Indian warships are ready for operation at a short notice was demonstrated by the quick turnaround of the two visiting warships - INS Khukri and INS Sumitra - which had just berthed at Kidderpore yesterday, amply showcasing Indian Navy's prompt readiness as the two warships are set to sail out within hours of a recall to the sea for undisclosed 'operational reasons' on orders by Eastern Naval Command HQ, today."

(Priyanka)