Zlín, Czech Republic

Participants dressed in traditional costumes walk from house to house during the seasonal St Nicholas parade. Children receive sweets from St Nicholas while the devils get up to mischief
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Paris, France

The Nautic SUP Paris Crossing stand-up paddle competition on the Seine
Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters

Salt Lake City, Utah

A supporter of the Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments wears a headdress at a rally. Donald Trump is expected to announce next week plans to shrink the two sprawling monuments, reversing actions taken by Barack Obama
Photograph: Rick Bowmer/AP

Telford, England

A silver laced Wyandotte bantam at the 45th National Poultry Show
Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images

Salisbury, England

Choristers on a candle-lit advent procession through Salisbury Cathedral
Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

A member of a samba band uses an improvised selfie stick
Photograph: Leo Correa/AP

Bali, Indonesia

Buildings covered with thick volcanic ash after the eruption of Mount Agung
Photograph: Solo Imaji/Barcroft Images

Qiandongnan, China

Miao women celebrate at a traditional folk festival in Guizhou province
Photograph: Xinhua/Barcroft Images

Abidjan, Ivory Coast

A man transports the body of a car on a two-wheeled carriage
Photograph: Issouf Sanogo/AFP/Getty Images

Arbin, Syria

Civil defence crews and citizens conduct a search and rescue after an airstrike in the besieged town on the outskirts of Damascus
Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Sanmenxia, China

White swans that have migrated from Siberia are fed at a wetland area in Henan province
Photograph: Xinhua/Barcroft Images