Commonwealth Games: Delhi's preparations

A woman irons clothes in front of a Commonwealth Games hoarding in New Delhi Photograph: Manpreet Romana/AFP/Getty Images

Indian labourers work in front of the lawn bowls venue at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

Indian security personnel board a bus in front of Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Photograph: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters

Indian soldiers unload iron girders to reconstruct a collapsed footbridge outside Jawarhal Nehru Stadium Photograph: Mustafa Quraishi/AP

Indian workers paint a wall near the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Photograph: Mustafa Quraishi/AP

A labourer rests in front of the Commonwealth Games athletes' village Photograph: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters

The Malaysian lawn bowling team leaves the athletes' village for practice Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

An Indian worker cleans the Commonwealth Games mascot, Shera, at the event's headquarters Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

A view of a flat at the athletes' village Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Indian workers prepare road markings outside the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Photograph: Saurabh Das/AP

Indian labourers smoke bidis (local cigars) on the semi-finished pavement near Jawarhal Nehru stadium Photograph: Deshakalyan Chowdhury/AFP/Getty Images

Members of the England team eat at the dining area of the Commonwealth Games village Photograph: AP

An Indian labourer washes in the street next to a temporary camp for migrant workers in New Delhi Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

A man sleeps on the central reservation of a road leading to the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium Photograph: Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

Workers paste a rainbow sticker on part of a footbridge that had earlier collapsed, as Indian army trucks unload construction material to rebuild the bridge Photograph: Mustafa Quraishi/AP

Members of the Scotland team arrive at Indira Gandhi airport ahead of the Commonwealth Games Photograph: Gurinder Osan/AP

Indian labourers work at an unfinished construction site next to the lawn bowling venue Photograph: Kevin Frayer/AP

Indian para-athletes rest in their room at the Commonwealth Games village Photograph: Manish Swarup/AP

Indian labourers return from work at an unopened road near the Jawarhal Nehru stadium
Photograph: Deshakalyan Chowdhury