Alaska, US

A young polar bear feasts on the remains of a bowhead whale, harvested legally by whalers during their annual subsistence hunt, near the Iñupiat village of Kaktovik.

Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA

Lofoten Islands, Norway

A surfer rides a wave during a night session of the Lofoten Masters 2017. Water and air temperatures are unusually warm for the season, at 11°C, for the world’s most northern surfing competition.

Photo: Olivier Morin/AFP/Getty Images

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A man watches from his window as a soldier aims his weapon while on patrol in the Rocinha favela community in a continuing operation to stop drug gangs.

Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images

Beijing, China

Workers put the finishing touches to a giant basket of flowers and fruit on display in Tiananmen Square for National Day and the mid-autumn festival.

Photo: Andy Wong/AP

Ahmedabad, India

Firecrackers being made at a workshop outside the city.

Photo: Sam Panthaky/AFP/Getty Images

Toa Alta, Puerto Rico

A cyclist rides across a road damaged by Hurricane Maria.

Photo: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images