Beshara: The most captivating pictures of the week

  • A woman dries and salts fish in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
    A woman dries and salts fish in Lianyungang, in China's eastern Jiangsu province. AFP
  • One of the 20 artworks displayed as part of the 14th Amsterdam Light Festival. AFP
    One of the 20 artworks displayed as part of the 14th Amsterdam Light Festival. AFP
  • The Four Seasons by the Italian artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo is displayed by the auction house Christie's in London. AFP
    The Four Seasons by the Italian artist Giuseppe Arcimboldo is displayed by the auction house Christie's in London. AFP
  • Giant panda Lei Lei eating bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
    Giant panda Lei Lei eating bamboo at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
  • Balloon handlers guide a Spider-Man balloon past Radio City Music Hall during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. AP
    Balloon handlers guide a Spider-Man balloon past Radio City Music Hall during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York. AP
  • Christmas lights in Medellin, Colombia. AFP
    Christmas lights in Medellin, Colombia. AFP
  • Mahouts ride on painted elephants as they march to pay their respects to Thailand's late queen Sirikit in Bangkok. AFP
    Mahouts ride on painted elephants as they march to pay their respects to Thailand's late queen Sirikit in Bangkok. AFP
  • Artworks by Johnny Depp at the exhibition A Bunch of Stuff in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
    Artworks by Johnny Depp at the exhibition A Bunch of Stuff in Tokyo, Japan. EPA
  • A film screening and children's entertainment event held as part of the Gaza Children's Film Festival. AFP
    A film screening and children's entertainment event held as part of the Gaza Children's Film Festival. AFP
  • Dancers during a rehearsal of Sir Peter Wright's production of The Nutcracker, created especially for the Birmingham Royal Ballet in 1990. PA
    Dancers during a rehearsal of Sir Peter Wright's production of The Nutcracker, created especially for the Birmingham Royal Ballet in 1990. PA
  • A man spreads flower petals for drying in a field in Lahore. AFP
    A man spreads flower petals for drying in a field in Lahore. AFP
  • A hot air balloon lifts off in New Delhi. AFP
    A hot air balloon lifts off in New Delhi. AFP
  • A tree holding on to its autumn colour on the banks of the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia. Reuters
    A tree holding on to its autumn colour on the banks of the Potomac River in Arlington, Virginia. Reuters
  • The Erfurt Christmas market opens on the cathedral square in Erfurt, Germany. AP
    The Erfurt Christmas market opens on the cathedral square in Erfurt, Germany. AP