Best photography from around the world, Oct. 7

An Indian villager is reflected in a mirror as he points to the pockmarked wall lallegedly damaged by shelling from the Pakistani side of the disputed Kashmir border, at Arnia village, about 45 KM from Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, India. Jaipal Singh / EPA

Indonesian Apache helicopter fly in formation during celebrations of the 69th anniversary of the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Fully Handoko / EPA

A woman makes her way between houses painted in traditional blue and white colours in Kasbah of the Udayas, a picturesque ancient part of Rabat. Unesco made Rabat a World Heritage Site two years ago and media and tour operators call it a “must-see destination.” But it seems the tourist hordes have yet to find out. Damir Sagolj / Reuters

Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) soldiers conduct rescue operations on Mount Ontake, which erupted and straddles Nagano and Gifu prefectures in central Japan. In this handout photograph released by the Joint Staff of the Defence Ministry of Japan. Two more bodies were found on Mount Ontake nearly a week and a half after the eruption that killed at least 51 people, Japanese media reported. Ministry of Japan / REUTERS

A tractor pulls a potato harvester along a windrow of potatoes at the Lupini Farm along Route 339 in Mifflinville, Pa. The lorry is expected to be filled with about 30,000 pounds of the harvested potatoes. Jimmy May / AP

A Thai jockey rides his buffalo in a competition at the annual water buffalo races in Chonburi province, Thailand. Narong Sangnak / EPA

An overturned cars following the overnight flash floods due to heavy showers. Floodwater streamed down roads and highways, engulfing cars as the Lez river burst its banks in the seaside capital of the Languedoc-Roussillon region after it was lashed by record-breaking downpours. Sylvain Thomas / AFP

The National View’s photo editors pick the best images of the day from a round the world