Bengal recovered from a precarious position to post 274 for six on day two of their Ranji Trophy Elite Group C match against Uttarakhand.
Sudip Chatterjee missed out on a century by a whisker with 98, and an unbeaten 82 from Sumanta Gupta helped Bengal recover.
The hosts are now leading by 61 runs with four wickets in hand, having bundled out Uttarakhand for 213 on the opening day.
Starting the day with an overnight score of eight for one, Bengal batters struggled against pacer Devendra Singh Bora.
Devendra Singh Bora wreaked havoc, having removed skipper Abhimanyu Easwaran for a first-ball duck on the opening day.
Author's summary: Bengal leads by 61 runs with 4 wickets in hand.