Bengali actress Aindrila Sharma died on Sunday after a week-long battle for life following a brain stroke.

She was just 24 and survived by her parents, reports NDTV.  

The actress suffered from Ewing's sarcoma, a rare type of cancer that occurs in bones or in the soft tissue around the bones. She was treated with surgery and chemoradiation.

Aindrila was admitted to a private hospital in Howrah on November 1 after a brain stroke, and the CT scan of her brain showed a massive haemorrhage on the left side.

Aindrila Sharma, a native of Murshidabad district, was a well-known face on Bengali television, appearing in serials such as 'Jiyon Kathi', 'Jhumur' and 'Jiban Jyoti'.

She recently appeared in a web series, 'Bhagar'.

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