Photos of the Week: From Halloween celebrations to Manhattan truck attack

From Halloween and Day of Dead celebrations to a truck attack killing eight people in Lower Manhattan, photos of the week from around the world.

Updated on: Nov 04, 2017 9:57 AM IST

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A child dressed as Pennywise, the dancing clown from the movie ‘It’ poses for a photo during a Halloween party in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (Jose Luis Gonzalez / REUTERS)

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Supporters of National Super Alliance (NASA) presidential candidate Raila Odinga took to the streets after the result of an election re-vote as incumbent President Uhuru Kenyatta declared his victory in Kisumu, Kenya on October 30, 2017. (Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP)

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Argentinian Fabian Maidana takes in a blow from Venezuelan Johan Perez during their welterweight boxing match at the Macarena Event Center in Medellin on November 1, 2017. (Joaquin Sarmiento / AFP)

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A remote controlled witch on a broom makes a surreal sight over a Southern California neighbourhood after sunset on Halloween night in Encinitas, California. (Mike Blake / REUTERS)

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A replica equestrian statue of King Edward VII is nudged into position by artist duo Life of a Craphead’s Jon McCurley, allowing it to float down the Don River during a performance in Toronto, Canada. (Chris Helgren / REUTERS)

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Investigators inspect a pickup truck which plowed into a pedestrian and bike path in Lower Manhattan killing eight people. The driver was shot in the abdomen by police after bailing out with what turned out to be paintball and pellet guns, shouting what witnesses said was ‘Allahu Akbar’. (Don Emmert / AFP)

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A voodoo devotee with a skull on top of his head is seen during Day of the Dead in the Cementery of Cite Soleil, in Port-au-Prince. Haitians loaded with rum, cigarettes and caked in ghostly layers of talcum took to cemeteries in the two-day Fete Gede celebration honouring dead ancestors and the master of all voodoo spirits, Baron Samdi. (Hector Retamal / AFP)

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The unique U-shaped troughs of ‘The Wave’ rock formation are seen at the Coyote Buttes North wilderness area near Page, Arizona. The Wave is a sandstone rock formation in northern Arizona and was formed by a combination of water and wind erosion and due to its fragile nature; access is limited to only 20 hikers per day. (Mark Ralston / AFP)

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The group Colla els Castellers de Vilafranca formed a human tower called ‘Castell’ during the All Saints Day in Vilafranca del Penedes town in Spain. (Juan Medina / REUTERS)

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Napoli’s midfielder Marko Rog (L) vie with Manchester City’s Brazilian striker Gabriel Jesus during Union of European Football Associations organised UEFA Champions League football match played between Napoli vs Manchester City at the San Paolo stadium in Naples. (Filippo Monteforte / AFP)

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People visited tombs of relatives and friends at ‘Nueva Esperanza’ (New Hope) cemetery during the Day of the Dead celebrations in Villa Maria del Triunfo on the outskirts of Lima, Peru. (Guadalupe Pardo / REUTERS)

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Descendants of soldiers from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) took part in a dress rehearsal of a re-enactment of the famous World War One cavalry charge known as ‘Battle of Beersheba’, when ANZAC soldiers conquered Turkish forces, helping the British capture the Holy Land in 1917, in Beersheba, Israel on October 30, 2017. (Amir Cohen / REUTERS)

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People decorated stacked tombs at the general cemetery in La Paz, Bolivia during the Day of the Dead commemoration on November 1, 2017. (David Mercado / REUTERS)

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Turkish soldiers dressed as Janissaries (Yeniceri) from the Ottoman era, march during the 94th Republic Day parade, from the Grand National Assembly of Turkey to the first Turkish Grand National Assembly building, in the Ulus district of Turkey. (Adem Altan / AFP)

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A worshipper of Adundo Messiah church went into a trance during the Sunday church service in Kisumu, Kenya. (Yasuyoshi Chiba / AFP)

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People gathered for a candlelight vigil for victims of the pickup truck attack at Foley Square in New York City on November 1, 2017. (Jeenah Moon / REUTERS)