Any reason to not keep the good old for loop format?

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My loop in c#

 for (int cnt = 0; cnt <16; cnt ++, newMask >>= 1, oldMask >>=1)
  {
      if ((newMask & 1) == (oldMask & 1))
      {
          continue;
      }
      int status = (newMask & 1);
      int bitMask = 1 << cnt;
      // more code...
  }

Same loop, translated in kotlin:

                var cnt = 0
                while (cnt < 16) {
                    if (newMask and 1 === oldMask and 1) {
                        cnt++
                        newMask = newMask shr 1
                        oldMask = oldMask shr 1
                        continue
                    }
                    val status = newMask and 1
                    val bitMask = 1 shl cnt
                    // more code...
                    cnt++
                    newMask = newMask shr 1
                    oldMask = oldMask shr 1
                }

The Kotlin version seems less readable and more prone to errors.