In pictures: Eyewitness October 2009

Hong Kong, China, 26 October 2009: Relatives sweep the graves of ancestors in a cemetery, a traditional display of respect during the Cheung Yeung festival Photograph: Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images

Beira, Mozambique, 25 September 2009: Squatters now live in the Grande hotel in Beira, Mozambique, once one of the most luxurious in Africa, with an Olympic-size pool and views of the Indian Ocean Photograph: Carlos Litulo/AFP/Getty Images

Yamal Peninsula, Siberia, Russia, September 2009: Global warming is blighting the lives of the Nenet people, who herd reindeer across the tundra of Siberia’s Yamal peninsula. However, many Russians still doubt that mankind is to blame – including the operator of a weather station on the peninsula Photograph: Steve Morgan

Kabul, Afghanistan, 19 October 2009: An elderly man walks through the Bird Street market, watched by a young boy Photograph: Shah Marai/AFP/Getty Images

Food for thought, Aberdeen Harbour, Scotland. Winner of the Your View category in the Take a view - Landscape Photographer of the Year 2009 competition Photograph: John Parminter

London, UK, 14 October 2009: Competitors at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships take part in their various disciplines including the beam, high bar and rings. The championships, which continue until Sunday, involve gymnasts from countries including the US, UK, China, Russia, France and Germany Photograph: Tom Jenkins

Swakopmund, Namibia, 15 October 2009: These bright bands are the result of the production of sea salt near Swakopmund, on the Namibian coast. Evaporation ponds produce around 120,000 tonnes of salt a year, which is exported as far afi eld as Nigeria Photograph: Karl Andre Terblanche/Ardea

Madagascar: Superbly camouflaged among twisted dying leaves, this satanic leaf-tailed gecko was, nonetheless, spotted in the Andasibe-Mantadia national park. It is found only in Madagascar Photograph: Thomas Marent/Ardea

London, UK, October 12 2009: Miroslaw Balka's installation 'How It Is' displayed in the Turbine Hall of The Tate Modern Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images

Tuba, Philippines, 11 October 2009: Typhoon victims wait at the edge of a road cut by landslides. The driving rain that followed back-to-back storms has triggered scores of landslides, burying villages and washing away roads Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP

Ilminster, UK, 5 October 2009: A man picks apples during the harvest. Gaymer cider company produces 400 tonnes of apples a year at the Stewley orchard alone Photograph: Graeme Robertson

London, UK: Detail from the Walthamstow Tapestry by Grayson Perry at the Victoria Miro Gallery Photograph: Linda Nylind

Kabul, Afghanistan: A roadside banana vendor waits for customers in the Afghan capital Photograph: Altaf Qadri/AP

Sarawak, Borneo: A gekko falls victim to a tree snake which then drops to the ground in the Lambir Hills national park. The park has at least 1,175 documented different species Photograph: Miles Kooren

Beijing, China, 01 October 2009: Militia Women during the 60th Anniversary parade to celebrate the founding of the People's Republic Photograph: Sipa Press/Rex Features