Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • A polar bear snow sculpture in front of the Manhattan skyline at sunset in Central Park, New York City. Reuters
    A polar bear snow sculpture in front of the Manhattan skyline at sunset in Central Park, New York City. Reuters
  • Blossoming Tabebuia rosea trees bring out the admirers at Kasetsart University’s Kamphaeng Saen Campus, in Thailand. Reuters
    Blossoming Tabebuia rosea trees bring out the admirers at Kasetsart University’s Kamphaeng Saen Campus, in Thailand. Reuters
  • North Korean leaders watch a flypast during a military parade to commemorate the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. Reuters
    North Korean leaders watch a flypast during a military parade to commemorate the Ninth Congress of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang. Reuters
  • A man walks on the ridge of Mount Arlas in the Pyrenees, in the northern Spanish province of Navarre. AFP
    A man walks on the ridge of Mount Arlas in the Pyrenees, in the northern Spanish province of Navarre. AFP
  • Revellers celebrate Lathmar Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours, next to a wall mural of Lord Krishna in Barsana. AFP
    Revellers celebrate Lathmar Holi, the Hindu spring festival of colours, next to a wall mural of Lord Krishna in Barsana. AFP
  • A light installation at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world's tallest building. AFP
    A light installation at the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world's tallest building. AFP
  • A labourer prepares vermicelli at a workplace in Hyderabad, Pakistan. EPA
    A labourer prepares vermicelli at a workplace in Hyderabad, Pakistan. EPA
  • Participants hurl mud at one another during the Warabi Hadaka festival in Yotsukaido, Japan. AFP
    Participants hurl mud at one another during the Warabi Hadaka festival in Yotsukaido, Japan. AFP
  • Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. AFP
    Lightning strikes during a thunderstorm in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay. AFP
  • A displaced Palestinian plays with fireworks after breaking his Ramadan fast in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
    A displaced Palestinian plays with fireworks after breaking his Ramadan fast in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. AFP
  • A long exposure image shows the motion of a glowing wooden disc as it is hurled towards the valley as part of the scheibenschlagen tradition in the village of Untervaz, Switzerland. EPA
    A long exposure image shows the motion of a glowing wooden disc as it is hurled towards the valley as part of the scheibenschlagen tradition in the village of Untervaz, Switzerland. EPA
  • A murmuration of starlings over Gosforth in Newcastle. PA Photo.
    A murmuration of starlings over Gosforth in Newcastle. PA Photo.