A method, an apparatus and an electronic device for processing a panoramic image are provided. The method includes converting a first planar projection image of the panoramic image into a spherical image; determining a position of a region of interest in the spherical image; and cutting and expanding the spherical image based on the position of the region of interest in the spherical image, and obtaining a second planar projection image of the panoramic image. A distance between the region of interest in the second planar projection image and a center point of the second planar projection image is shorter than a distance between the region of interest in the first planar projection image and a center point of the first planar projection image.