Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Girls in the southern Indian city of Chennai prepare a floral rangoli design as part of celebrations to mark the annual Onam festival. AFP
    Girls in the southern Indian city of Chennai prepare a floral rangoli design as part of celebrations to mark the annual Onam festival. AFP
  • Colombia supporters cheer their national team on during their World Cup qualifying win over Argentina in Barranquilla. AP
    Colombia supporters cheer their national team on during their World Cup qualifying win over Argentina in Barranquilla. AP
  • Nepalese women dance at the Pashupatinath Temple during Teej festival celebrations in Kathmandu. AP
    Nepalese women dance at the Pashupatinath Temple during Teej festival celebrations in Kathmandu. AP
  • Catholics in East Timor wait to welcome the Pope to the capital Dili, during the pontiff's tour of the Asia-Pacific region. AFP
    Catholics in East Timor wait to welcome the Pope to the capital Dili, during the pontiff's tour of the Asia-Pacific region. AFP
  • Hot air balloons at Longleat estate in Wiltshire, south-west England, where the Icons of the Sky event will be held. PA
    Hot air balloons at Longleat estate in Wiltshire, south-west England, where the Icons of the Sky event will be held. PA
  • An artist prepares to perform Kathakali, a traditional form of classical Indian dance, at cultural festival in Chennai, Tamil Nadu state. AFP
    An artist prepares to perform Kathakali, a traditional form of classical Indian dance, at cultural festival in Chennai, Tamil Nadu state. AFP
  • A bull statue in the Bund area of Shanghai, China. Finance chiefs in Beijing are testing new ways to boost the economy. Bloomberg
    A bull statue in the Bund area of Shanghai, China. Finance chiefs in Beijing are testing new ways to boost the economy. Bloomberg
  • Two firefighters face the Bridge Fire as it blazes in Wrightwood, California. AP
    Two firefighters face the Bridge Fire as it blazes in Wrightwood, California. AP
  • Suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably unveils its Missing Birthdays installation in London. It comprises 6,929 balloons to represent every young person who died from suicide in the past decade. PA
    Suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably unveils its Missing Birthdays installation in London. It comprises 6,929 balloons to represent every young person who died from suicide in the past decade. PA
  • The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, which will carry the next International Space Station crew into space, is lowered on to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Reuters
    The Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, which will carry the next International Space Station crew into space, is lowered on to the launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Reuters
  • Clouds and mist form below St Michael's Tower, on Glastonbury Tor in England. PA
    Clouds and mist form below St Michael's Tower, on Glastonbury Tor in England. PA
  • Ecuador's Kiara Rodriguez competes in the T47 final of the women's long jump at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Reuters
    Ecuador's Kiara Rodriguez competes in the T47 final of the women's long jump at the Paralympic Games in Paris. Reuters