The week's best photojournalism

In the week's most memorable photos, Hindus honor Krishna, zoo animals get their annual weigh-in, and more

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A girl dressed up as Hindu Lord Krishna performs during Janmashtami festival celebrations marking the birth of Lord Krishna, in Ahmedabad, India.
A girl dressed up as Krishna performs during festival celebrations marking the birth of the Hindu god in Ahmedabad, India.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Amit Dave))

A fishmonger carries a shark on his motorcycle in Padang, Indonesia.
(Image credit: (Antara Foto/Iggoy el Fitra/via REUTERS))

Rescuers work following a deadly earthquake in Pescara del Tronto, Italy.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Adamo Di Loreto))

Devotees form a human pyramid to celebrate a festival of marking the birth anniversary of Krishna in Mumbai, India.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade))

Diver Qiu Bo competes in the Men's 10m Platform Final in the Rio Olympics.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Michael Dalder))

Workers carry sacks of tea leaves in Assam, India.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stringer))

A statue of the Virgin Mary is partially submerged in flood water in Sorrento, Louisiana.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman))

A man balances himself on a Ferris wheel as he inspects it at a public park on the outskirts of Peshawar, Pakistan.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Fayaz Aziz))

A Humboldt penguin jumps off a scale during the annual weigh-in at the London Zoo.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Neil Hall))

Swimmers during the annual public Lake Zurich crossing swimming event, a distance of 4,921 feet, in Switzerland.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann))

People affected by flooding stand on a partially submerged house as they wait to receive food parcels being distributed by an Indian Air Force helicopter on the outskirts of Allahabad, India.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Jitendra Prakash))

Aviator Frantisek Hadrava pilots Vampira, an ultralight plane, near the village of Zdikov, Czech Republic.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/David W Cerny)**See last week's best photojournalism.**)

Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.