An Indian worker mixes gunpowder to make firecrackers for Diwali, the upcoming Hindu festival of lights, at a factory on the outskirts of Ahmadabad.
In other images from the Asia-Pacific region this week, bullet trains are submerged in muddy waters in Nagano, central Japan, in the wake of Typhoon Hagibis.
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An Indian worker mixes gunpowder to make firecrackers for Diwali, the upcoming Hindu festival of lights, at a factory on the outskirts of Ahmadabad.
Paper origami cranes are glued to a wall during a sit-in outside police headquarters in Hong Kong, which is in the grip of 5-month-long pro-democracy protests.
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In this Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, Toshio Yonezawa, 73, center, surveys his home with son, Yusuke, after Typhoon Hagibis passed through his neighborhood in Nagano, Japan. More victims and more damage have been found in typhoon-hit areas of central and northern Japan, where rescue crews are searching for people still missing. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong, File)
In this Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, fish swim in a lake covered in yellow pollen and needles from cedar trees in Dharmsala, India. Every autumn Himalayan cedars release copious amounts of pollen. (AP PhotoAshwini Bhatia, File)
In this Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, file photo, paper origami cranes are displayed during a sit-in outside police headquarters in Hong Kong. The protests that started in June over a now-shelved extradition bill have since snowballed into an anti-China campaign amid anger over what many view as Beijing's interference in Hong Kong's autonomy that was granted when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. (AP PhotoVincent Yu, File)
In this Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, protesters are seen on a cross road during a protest in Hong Kong. The protests that started in June over a now-shelved extradition bill have since snowballed into an anti-China campaign amid anger over what many view as Beijing's interference in Hong Kong's autonomy that was granted when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. (AP PhotoKin Cheung, File)
In this Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, file photo, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, center left, prepares to deliver her speech as slogans which read " Five Demand, No One Less" are projected on the wall of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. Chanting pro-democracy lawmakers have interrupted the start of a speech that Lam was giving laying out her policies. (AP PhotoKin Cheung, File)
In this Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, file photo, pro-democracy lawmakers protest as Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam delivers a speech at chamber of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Chanting pro-democracy lawmakers have interrupted the start of a speech that Lam was giving laying out her policies. (AP PhotoMark Schiefelbein, File)
In this Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, pro-government supporters hold candles during a rally supporting Justice Minister Cho Kuk in front of Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seoul, South Korea. Tens of thousands of government supporters gathered in South Korea's capital for the fourth straight Saturday to show their support for President Moon Jae-in's justice minister, who is enmeshed in an explosive political scandal that has polarized the nation. The letters read "Reform the Prosecution" and "Protect Cho Kuk." (AP PhotoLee Jin-man, File)
In this Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, file photo, Daniil Medvedev of Russia poses with his winner's trophy on the court after defeating Alexander Zverev of Germany in the men's final at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China. (AP PhotoAndy Wong, File)
In this Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, file photo, Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland pours champagne to himself next to second placed Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, left, of Germany on the podium after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan. (AP PhotoToru Takahashi, File)
In this Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, file photo, Japan's Kotaro Matsushima, center left, is tackled by Scotland's defense during the Rugby World Cup Pool A game at International Stadium between Japan and Scotland in Yokohama, Japan. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko, File)
A lake in Dharmasala, India, is covered in yellow pollen and pine needles, released by Himalayan cedar trees every autumn.
In this Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, file photo, bullet trains are seen submerged in muddy waters in Nagano, central Japan, after Typhoon Hagibis hit the city. Rescue efforts for people stranded in flooded areas are in full force after a powerful typhoon dashed heavy rainfall and winds through a widespread area of Japan, including Tokyo. (Yohei KanasashiKyodo News via AP, File)
Paper origami cranes are glued to a wall during a sit-in outside police headquarters in Hong Kong, which is in the grip of 5-month-long pro-democracy protests.
This gallery was curated by Associated Press photo editor Masayo Yoshida in Tokyo.
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In this Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, file photo, cars are stranded on a road as the city is submerged in muddy waters after an embankment of the Chikuma River broke, in Nagano, central Japan. Rescue efforts for people stranded in flooded areas are in full force after a powerful typhoon dashed heavy rainfall and winds through a widespread area of Japan, including Tokyo. (Yohei KanasashiKyodo News via AP, File)
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In this Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, residents walk along the mud-covered road in a neighborhood devastated by Typhoon Hagibis, in Nagano, Japan. More victims and more damage have been found in typhoon-hit areas of central and northern Japan, where rescue crews are searching for people still missing. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong, File)
In this Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, Toshio Yonezawa, 73, center, surveys his home with son, Yusuke, after Typhoon Hagibis passed through his neighborhood in Nagano, Japan. More victims and more damage have been found in typhoon-hit areas of central and northern Japan, where rescue crews are searching for people still missing. (AP PhotoJae C. Hong, File)
In this Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, file photo, fish swim in a lake covered in yellow pollen and needles from cedar trees in Dharmsala, India. Every autumn Himalayan cedars release copious amounts of pollen. (AP PhotoAshwini Bhatia, File)
In this Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, file photo, paper origami cranes are displayed during a sit-in outside police headquarters in Hong Kong. The protests that started in June over a now-shelved extradition bill have since snowballed into an anti-China campaign amid anger over what many view as Beijing's interference in Hong Kong's autonomy that was granted when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. (AP PhotoVincent Yu, File)
In this Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, protesters are seen on a cross road during a protest in Hong Kong. The protests that started in June over a now-shelved extradition bill have since snowballed into an anti-China campaign amid anger over what many view as Beijing's interference in Hong Kong's autonomy that was granted when the former British colony returned to Chinese rule in 1997. (AP PhotoKin Cheung, File)
In this Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, file photo, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, center left, prepares to deliver her speech as slogans which read " Five Demand, No One Less" are projected on the wall of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. Chanting pro-democracy lawmakers have interrupted the start of a speech that Lam was giving laying out her policies. (AP PhotoKin Cheung, File)
In this Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, file photo, pro-democracy lawmakers protest as Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam delivers a speech at chamber of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019. Chanting pro-democracy lawmakers have interrupted the start of a speech that Lam was giving laying out her policies. (AP PhotoMark Schiefelbein, File)
In this Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, file photo, pro-government supporters hold candles during a rally supporting Justice Minister Cho Kuk in front of Seoul Central District Prosecutors' Office in Seoul, South Korea. Tens of thousands of government supporters gathered in South Korea's capital for the fourth straight Saturday to show their support for President Moon Jae-in's justice minister, who is enmeshed in an explosive political scandal that has polarized the nation. The letters read "Reform the Prosecution" and "Protect Cho Kuk." (AP PhotoLee Jin-man, File)
In this Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, file photo, Daniil Medvedev of Russia poses with his winner's trophy on the court after defeating Alexander Zverev of Germany in the men's final at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament at Qizhong Forest Sports City Tennis Center in Shanghai, China. (AP PhotoAndy Wong, File)
In this Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, file photo, Mercedes driver Valtteri Bottas of Finland pours champagne to himself next to second placed Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel, left, of Germany on the podium after winning the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit in Suzuka, central Japan. (AP PhotoToru Takahashi, File)
In this Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, file photo, Japan's Kotaro Matsushima, center left, is tackled by Scotland's defense during the Rugby World Cup Pool A game at International Stadium between Japan and Scotland in Yokohama, Japan. (AP PhotoEugene Hoshiko, File)