Conditions rapidly favored development as the system became a deep depression by that day before intensifying to a Cyclonic Storm Asani.

On the next day it further intensified and peak to a severe cyclonic storm, before making landfall as a deep depression system over Andhra Pradesh.

[10] Subsequently, the JTWC issued its Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA), as it had rapidly consolidated its convective structure for the past few hours, along with development a well-defined low-level center.

[12] At 09:00 UTC, the JTWC initiated advisories on the system and classified it as Tropical Cyclone 02B, while India Meteorological Department (IMD)[c] followed the suit and upgraded it to Depression BOB 03.

[13][14] Three hours later, the system was further upgraded to a deep depression status by the IMD, after forming a defined central dense overcast cloud pattern.

[19][20] it began to make a sudden westward jog and mild decrease in wind shear made the JTWC to upgrade it again into a Category 1-equivalent tropical cyclone.

[21] Nine hours later, Cyclone Asani was further downgraded into a tropical storm, it began to weaken due to higher wind shear as well as dry air intrusion.

[30] In West Bengal, Kolkata Municipal Corporation prepared their teams to start work immediately after the damage by the cyclone.