Photo highlights of the day

A cloth covers Ganesh, the Hindu elephant god of prosperity, at the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in New Delhi. Idols of Ganesh are taken through the streets in a procession accompanied by dancing and singing, to be immersed in a river or the sea. Photograph: Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters

Anyone seen my goggles? A young athlete prepares during a training session at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. Photograph: Aly Song/Reuters

Nick Clegg turns chef, mixing vegetables at a community kitchen during his visit to a Sikh temple in New Delhi, India. Photograph: EPA

Brazilian horse Steppin Off Sparks competes in the World Equestrian Games 2014 in Caen, France. Photograph: Ian Langsdon/EPA

A wild young elk looks through a window of the Siemens offices in Dresden. Already sighted throughout the weekend, the fire brigade and police cordoned off the area and an expert from the zoo was due to anaesthetise the animal. Photograph: Arno Burgi/AFP/Getty Images

German Chancellor Angela Merkel embraces the statue of Saint James during her visit to the cathedral in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. Photograph: Reuters

Summer’s over: a family brave the wet weather on a near deserted Bournemouth Beach on Bank Holiday Monday. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Rain dance: performers don’t let the weather dampen the party at the Notting Hill Carnival in west London. Photograph: Neil Hall/Reuters

A child worker poses during a break as he makes aluminium bowls at a small factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photograph: Abir Abdullah/EPA

Sundried: farmers put harvested tomatoes for air-drying and export in Xinjiang, China. Photograph: Xinhua/Landov/Barcroft Media

A clear night view of Milky Way galaxy above a mosque on in Natuna Island, Indonesia. Photograph: Sijori Images/Barcroft India

A walk across a makeshift bamboo bridge to collect drinking water, as this boy’s house is submerged in flood-waters at Dikhowmukh in Sivasagar district in Assam, India. Photograph: Luit Chaliha/Barcroft India

Pilgrims and tourists gather to view a giant Sakyamuni Buddha painting after its unveiling on a hill to celebrate the Sho Dun Festival at Drepung monastery in Lhasa city, Tibet. Photograph: Wu Hong/EPA

Skateboarder Chris Young, 22, launches himself off a buckled sidewalk in Napa, California, following the 6.0 earthquake Photograph: Noah Berger/AP

Miley Cyrus with Jesse, a homeless man, who she sent to accept her Video of the Year award for ‘Wrecking Ball’ at the MTV Video Music Awards in California. A far cry from last year’s controversial twerking performance, Jesse accepted the award to raise awareness of homelessness. Photograph: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images