The week's best photojournalism
In some of the week's most striking photos, a man and his grandson perform ablution, Serena Williams celebrates a win, and more
By
Sarah Eberspacher
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A Muslim man performs ablution as his grandson looks on, before offering prayers during the holy month of Ramadan at a mosque in Kolkata, India.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri))

Serena Williams celebrates after winning the Wimbledon Tennis Championship, in London.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett))

Revelers hold up red scarves and candles during the closing ceremony of the San Fermin festival in Pamplona, Spain.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Susana Vera))

A ball gets by Canada goalkeeper Jessica Gaudreault during the water polo final between Canada and the United States, at the Pan Am Games in Markham, Ontario.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell))

A wave during Typhoon Chan-hom hits the shore next to residential buildings in Wenling, China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stringer))

A girl cries after her father was killed by a Saudi-led airstrike in Sanaa, Yemen.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah))

Bangladeshis try to climb onto the roof of an overcrowded train as they head home ahead of Eid al-Fitr, at a railway station in Dhaka.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad))

An Asian elephant swims in a pool at Fuji Safari Park, in Susono, Japan.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Koji Ueda))

Pope Francis talks with Paraguayan President Horacio Cartes as dancers perform in Asuncion.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi))

Twelve-year-old Simphiwe Gama enjoys jumping on a trampoline in Katlehong, South Africa.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe))

Visitors crowd into a swimming pool at a tourist resort in China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stringer))

Cricket fans wait for the gates to open before a match in London.
(Image credit: (Reuters/Philip Brown) **See last week's best photojournalism**)
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Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.