This Week in Photos, Sept 28 - Oct 4, 2012
It's that time of year again: Football is in full swing, landmarks are mysteriously turning pink and more in this week in photos.
Paint the town ... pink? That's the idea behind the Breast Cancer Campaign's "Turn London Landmarks Pink." The infamous Tower of London is illuminated pink for breast cancer awareness month.
A dog catches a wave during the Surf City Surf Dog contest in Huntington Beach, CA.
The newly built Barclays Center is seen in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.
Are you ready for some [monday night] football? Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin breaks away from Chicago Bears corner back D.J. Moore for a touchdown in the first half of their NFL football game in Arlington, TX.
A general view of atmosphere at New York Magazine and Dwell celebration of the opening of City Modern in New York City.
Models present creations by British designer Sarah Burton as part of her Spring/Summer 2013 women's ready-to-wear fashion show for fashion house Alexander McQueen during Paris Fashion Week.
Cameron Smith of the Storm shows the trophy to the crowd during the Melbourne Storm NRL Grand Final celebrations at Gosch's Paddock in Melbourne, Australia.
The Stoptober wheel makes a stop at Marble Arch on its way around London to mark the nation's first mass stop smoking attempt in London.
Devotees carry an idol of the Hindu elephant god Ganesh for immersion into the Arabian Sea on the last day of the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Mumbai, India. Ganesh idols are taken through the streets in a procession accompanied by dancing and singing and later immersed in a river or the sea, symbolizing a ritual seeing-off of his journey towards his abode and taking away with him the misfortunes of all mankind.
A passer by admires Lorenzo Quinn's 'La Dolce Vita' sculpture as it is installed on Park Lane in Mayfair in London. The Cor-ten steel hand with authentic scooter was previously exhibited at La Biennale di Scultura, Rome as part of his public art program.
A girl reacts as a giant bubble is formed around her during a show at the Water Museum in Kiev, Ukraine.
Two elephants of the Swiss national circus Knie play in Lake Leman during an organized bathing session in the city of Lausanne in Romandy, Switzerland. Each year the 3 elephants, named Dehli, Ceylon and MaPalaj, enjoy a refreshing bath in the lake during the warm late summer days.
Members of the Quebec-based entertainment troupe Cirque du Soleil perform at Sultanahmet square as they tour in the old city to promote their show "Alegria" in Istanbul.
US President Barack Obama visits the Hoover Dam in Boulder City, while in Nevada preparing for the presidential debate on Wednesday.
A Bavarian-dressed brass musician is watched by a little girl in the city center during the eve of German Unity Day in Munich. The event marks the day in 1990 when West Germany and East Germany reunited following the end of the Cold War.
Women squash grapes with their feet in traditional style during autumn harvest celebrations and young wine preparations in Aliman village, some 240 km east of Bucharest, Romania.