Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • Competitors in the Munich Dachshund Race at the DogWorld Lifestyle Festival. Getty Images
    Competitors in the Munich Dachshund Race at the DogWorld Lifestyle Festival. Getty Images
  • Employees make 'jang' at an outdoor farm for 'doenjang', a fermented soybean paste, in Anseong, South Korea. EPA
    Employees make 'jang' at an outdoor farm for 'doenjang', a fermented soybean paste, in Anseong, South Korea. EPA
  • Hindu devotees observe the Rakher Upobash festival, at a temple in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. Reuters
    Hindu devotees observe the Rakher Upobash festival, at a temple in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. Reuters
  • A crocodile in a pond in Guanare, Venezuela. AFP
    A crocodile in a pond in Guanare, Venezuela. AFP
  • Visitors at Dubai Design Week. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    Visitors at Dubai Design Week. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A cat named Skye looks on during the US presidential election in Pittsburgh. Reuters
    A cat named Skye looks on during the US presidential election in Pittsburgh. Reuters
  • A plane lands at the Jorge Newbery airport in Buenos Aires. AP
    A plane lands at the Jorge Newbery airport in Buenos Aires. AP
  • Mount Fuji in Japan covered with snow. AP
    Mount Fuji in Japan covered with snow. AP
  • UAE Flag Day celebrations at British International School Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
    UAE Flag Day celebrations at British International School Abu Dhabi. Chris Whiteoak / The National
  • A herd of Asian elephants at Minneriya National Park in Sri Lanka's North Central Province. AFP
    A herd of Asian elephants at Minneriya National Park in Sri Lanka's North Central Province. AFP
  • An African penguin at the Boulders colony in Simon's Town, near Cape Town. AFP
    An African penguin at the Boulders colony in Simon's Town, near Cape Town. AFP
  • Glencorse pipe band play during Diwali celebrations in Edinburgh. Getty Images
    Glencorse pipe band play during Diwali celebrations in Edinburgh. Getty Images
  • Relatives at an 'apartment' grave site in Marikina City, Metro Manila. EPA
    Relatives at an 'apartment' grave site in Marikina City, Metro Manila. EPA
  • A Queen Elizabeth I cake is finished by creator Emma Jayne at the Cake International show in Birmingham. PA
    A Queen Elizabeth I cake is finished by creator Emma Jayne at the Cake International show in Birmingham. PA