This Week In Photos

A look at this week through the most compelling images from India and around the globe.

  • Kolkata Police personnel take part in the full dress rehearsal for India's 75th Independence Day celebrations in Kolkata.
    Kolkata Police personnel take part in the full dress rehearsal for India's 75th Independence Day celebrations in Kolkata.
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  • A boy cools off in the fountain in Piazza Castello in Turin, Italy. Temperatures are expected to rise sharply in Europe in the coming days.
    A boy cools off in the fountain in Piazza Castello in Turin, Italy. Temperatures are expected to rise sharply in Europe in the coming days.
  • Ting Tse-yen (L) of Taiwan and his partner Leong Chin-fai (L) from Macau pose for photos showing their wedding rings. The couple tied the knot after winning a landmark legal case.
    Ting Tse-yen (L) of Taiwan and his partner Leong Chin-fai (L) from Macau pose for photos showing their wedding rings. The couple tied the knot after winning a landmark legal case.
  • The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the Negev desert near the Israeli city of Mitzpe Ramon.
    The Milky Way galaxy rises in the night sky above the Negev desert near the Israeli city of Mitzpe Ramon.
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  • A couple stand under a rain shower in downtown Moscow, Russia.
    A couple stand under a rain shower in downtown Moscow, Russia.
  • A child uses a surfboard in floodwaters following heavy rain at a residential area of Ajun on the outskirts of Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
    A child uses a surfboard in floodwaters following heavy rain at a residential area of Ajun on the outskirts of Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
  • Inside of a burnt house following a wildfire in the village of Kastri on Evia (Euboea) island in Greece. The country's second largest island remained under threat from a fire that has been burning for eight days.
    Inside of a burnt house following a wildfire in the village of Kastri on Evia (Euboea) island in Greece. The country's second largest island remained under threat from a fire that has been burning for eight days.
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