From US prez debate to Durga Puja: Photo diary of the week that was

Students, officials and workers take part in cleanliness rally flagged off by Union minister Vankaiah Naidu at India Gate in New Delhi on Sunday. (Sushil Kumar/HT Photo)

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Students, officials and workers take part in cleanliness rally flagged off by Union minister Vankaiah Naidu at India Gate in New Delhi on Sunday. (Sushil Kumar/HT Photo)

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Children in Ajmer dress up as Mahatma Gandhi to mark the Father of the Nation’s 147th birth anniversary on Saturday. (PTI Photo)

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Mahatma Gandhi may be buried at Delhi’s Rajghat but a few metres away lives a modern-day “Gandhi” – complete with round glasses, a crisp white dhoti and a message to transform the society in New Delhi. (Arun Sharma/HT Photo)

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A devotee of the Nine Emperor Gods walks with needles through her face during the annual Phuket Vegetarian Festival in the southern province of Phuket, Thailand. Swords, axe handles, kebab skewers and even a model boat were just some of the objects placed in devotees’ pierced cheeks as southern Thailand’s vegetarian festival got under way. (AFP Photo)

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People perform garba dance on 1st day of Navratri festival at Borivali in Mumbai. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Satnam Singh (in blue turban), and other family members pack their belongings in Mullakot village, some 20 metres away from the border fence in Amritsar sector, near Attari boarder area, Punjab . (Gurpreet Singh/HT Photo)

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US President Barack Obama (left) and US secretary of state John Kerry disembark Air Force One upon landing at Israel's Ben Gurion International airport to attend the funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, in Lod, Israel. (Reuters Photo)

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People visit Banganga tank on Sarvpitri Amavaasya in Mumbai, India. (Pratham Gokhale/HT Photo)

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Irom Chanu Sharmila with students on the occasion of 120th birth anniversary of Hijam Irabot during a seminar at Social Work Department in Delhi University. (Arvind Yadav/HT Photo)

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Director general military operations (DGMO), Ranbir Singh salutes after a press conference along with external affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo)

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Durga idol on its way from Kumartolli (hub of clay idol) to different parts of Kolkata and Howrah. (Ashok Nath Dey/HT Photo)

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Firemen and rescue workers douse the fire at a factory in Narela Industrial Area, New Delhi. (Sushil Kumar/HT Photo)

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Differently-abled school students visit Humanyun Tomb on the occasion of World Tourism Day Road in New Delhi. (Sushil Kumar/HT Photo)

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Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump shakes hands with Hillary Clinton at the conclusion of their first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. (Reuters Photo)

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Indian cricket team captain Virat Kohli and others celebrate their victory over New Zealand during last day of 1st Test match between India and New Zealand at Green Park Stadium in Kanpur. (Ajay Aggarwal/HT Photo)

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Men are silhouetted against a large representation of the Yemeni flag as they attend a ceremony to mark the anniversary of North Yemen's revolution in Sanaa, Yemen.

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Residents photograph the launch of the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C35), carrying equipment which will be used to monitor oceans and weather at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh. (AFP Photo)

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A dog wipes out during the Surf City Surf Dog competition in Huntington Beach, California, US. (Reuters Photo)