Adding matplotlib charts to Excel sheets in for loop - python

I have an Excel file with multiple sheets. With the data I retrieve from another Excel file, I want to add matplotlib charts to each sheet. However, although the plots are generated and shown in the console while the loop runs, once the loop is finished, all the sheets have the last chart added; the one that's supposed to be added to the last sheet.
I tried breaking down the loop and going manually, e.g., plot scheme for sheet[0], for sheet[1], etc. This gave the same result. I don't know if I'm doing something wrong or this is some sort of bug in openpyxl.
sheets = wb.sheetnames
for i in range(0, len(sheets)):
#Iterate over sheets
ws = wb[sheets[i]]
#The chart code
. . .
#I save the current plot to be added to the Excel sheet using openpyxl
fig1.savefig("myplot.png", dpi = 72)
#Add the saved chart to the active excel sheet, which is the current iteration in the loop
img = openpyxl.drawing.image.Image('myplot.png')
ws.add_image(img)
wb.save('Excel_file.xlsx')
At each iteration a new chart is supposed to be added to the active sheet. But I get the last chart in all of them at the end.
The Excel file with the charts added is supposed to be the final form of a fully automated report. I am not using openpyxl's charts instead of matplotlib because I need the flexibility and customizability of the latter.
Any help is appreciated. Many thanks.

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