The week’s best photos
A spray-painted statue, a flowery frame, and more
An effigy of Ravana, a demon king in Hindu scripture, is set ablaze during Dussehra festival celebrations at the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Skyscrapers pierce a blanket of autumn fog in Warsaw, Poland
A displaced Amhara woman is seen at a warehouse shared by dozens of families as insecurity in Ethiopia's Oromia region continues to hinder their return home, at the China Paper Factory camp for internally displaced people in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
Spray paint, flags and protest signs plaster the Column of Pedro IV during a protest against housing shortages, soaring rents and low wages at Rossio Square in Lisbon, Portugal
A white rhinoceros named Wami (R) bids farewell to his neighbour at the Paris Zoological Park before being transferred to Mexico's Guadalajara Zoo in an effort to ensure the genetic diversity of the species
A woman wears earrings depicting US President Donald Trump during a Republican voter turnout event ahead of the midterm elections in The Villages community, Florida
People take shelter in an underpass during a Russian air raid attack in Kyiv, Ukraine
A visitor takes pictures on their smartphone in a field of blooming cosmos flowers in Goyang, South Korea
Tibetan Buddhist monks in ceremonial Gelugpa hats wait to welcome the Dalai Lama to an event at the Tsuglagkhang Temple in Dharamshala, India
A model presents a creation by the Antonio Acuario fashion label during the 080 Barcelona Fashion Week in Barcelona, Spain
Daiki Hashimoto of Japan competes during the the men's team final at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands
An angry crowd gathers in front of the People's Representative Council building in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, to demand government action on natural disasters and the cost of education and healthcare
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Stephen Kelly is a photo editor and illustrator for The Week Digital, creating original artwork to accompany articles and social media, as well as curating photography and cartoons. Before joining the team in 2023, Stephen managed the photographic archive for multimedia publisher Future, working on everything from picture editing and content licensing to directing photo shoots. He has also been a freelance illustrator, contributing editorial artwork to magazines and websites including T3, Rock Sound, Tom’s Guide, Property Week and Cycling Plus, while also writing about music for Total Guitar and MusicRadar. Stephen studied illustration at the University of Dundee and Ontario College of Art and Design, specialising in narrative art (he once self-published his own comic, it was weird), and loves to incorporate storytelling and humour into his work.