Beshara: The most captivating photos of the week - in pictures

  • A prospective guide dog puppy takes part in the sight-loss charity Guide Dogs' Halloween socialisation party in Solihull, central England. PA
    A prospective guide dog puppy takes part in the sight-loss charity Guide Dogs' Halloween socialisation party in Solihull, central England. PA
  • A butterfly on a flower on the first tee of the Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open at San Domenico Golf in Savelletri, Italy. Getty Images
    A butterfly on a flower on the first tee of the Sergio Melpignano Senior Italian Open at San Domenico Golf in Savelletri, Italy. Getty Images
  • A Hindu plays with firecrackers during Dussehra festival in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. Dussehra commemorates the triumph of Hindu God Rama over the demon king Ravana. AP
    A Hindu plays with firecrackers during Dussehra festival in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. Dussehra commemorates the triumph of Hindu God Rama over the demon king Ravana. AP
  • A demonstration of the robot Archax at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo. EPA
    A demonstration of the robot Archax at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo. EPA
  • An ostrich pecks at a pumpkin at a zoo during Halloween celebrations in Cali, Colombia. AFP
    An ostrich pecks at a pumpkin at a zoo during Halloween celebrations in Cali, Colombia. AFP
  • An employee adjusts the skin tone on a waxwork of Dwayne Johnson, after the US actor complained about its paleness, at Grevin Museum in Paris. AFP
    An employee adjusts the skin tone on a waxwork of Dwayne Johnson, after the US actor complained about its paleness, at Grevin Museum in Paris. AFP
  • A rocket carrying a crew in a Shenzhou-17 spaceship lifts off in north-western China. AP
    A rocket carrying a crew in a Shenzhou-17 spaceship lifts off in north-western China. AP
  • A bamboo swing set up for the Dashain Festival in Kathmandu. EPA
    A bamboo swing set up for the Dashain Festival in Kathmandu. EPA
  • Paris Saint-Germain supporters prepare for their Champions League match against AC Milan at Parc des Princes in the French capital. PSG won 3-0. AP
    Paris Saint-Germain supporters prepare for their Champions League match against AC Milan at Parc des Princes in the French capital. PSG won 3-0. AP
  • Mexican hands block the ball during the women's volleyball semi-final against Brazil at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. AP
    Mexican hands block the ball during the women's volleyball semi-final against Brazil at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. AP
  • Ting Kau Bridge at sunset in Hong Kong. Reuters
    Ting Kau Bridge at sunset in Hong Kong. Reuters
  • Spooky carved pumpkin figures on display in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, ahead of Halloween. AFP
    Spooky carved pumpkin figures on display in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, ahead of Halloween. AFP
  • A woman takes pictures during the St Dimitrie Bassarabov procession in Bucharest, when Romanian Orthodox worshippers celebrate the nation's patron saint. AP
    A woman takes pictures during the St Dimitrie Bassarabov procession in Bucharest, when Romanian Orthodox worshippers celebrate the nation's patron saint. AP