A week on the streets in Athens - in pictures

A homeless family rest in the street Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

Supporters of the centre-right New Democracy party come to hear their leader, Antonis Samaras, speak at the last rally before Sunday's elections Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

A couple make their way across town with their possessions in a shopping trolley Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

People listen as Alexis Tsipras, the leader of the anti-austerity coalition of leftwing parties, Syriza, addresses the faithful Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

Supporters of the centre-right neo-liberal party Recreate Greece attend the party's last rally before the elections Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

A man looks through dustbins in central Athens Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

A young supporter attends the Syriza rally Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

A Syriza rally in Omonoia square Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

Athens is experiencing an influx of refugees from Syria Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

The effects of austerity are visible all over the city Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

Party leader Fotis Kouvelis addresses Democratic Left supporters in their last rally before the elections Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

A man looks in a bin in central Athens Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

Homeless people in central Athens Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

People in the streets of Athens in the runup to the election Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

Supporters of the centre-right neoliberal Recreate Greece party in their last rally before the elections Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

Supporters of the anti-austerity coalition of leftwing parties, Syriza, gather in Omonoia square Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian

As Greece prepares for the imminent election, Athens is experiencing a glut of political posters, including this one for the anti-austerity Sryiza party Photograph: Andy Hall/Guardian