Miss Puerto Rico Stephanie Del Valle is crowned after winning the Miss World 2016 Competition in Oxen Hill, Maryland, U.S., December 18, 2016. Photo: Reuters
Artist Liu Bolin wearing a vest with 24 mobile phones walks in smog as he live broadcasts air pollution in the city on the fourth day after a red alert was issued for heavy air pollution in Beijing, China, December 19, 2016. Photo: Reuters
A woman wearing a mask walks along a bridge in smog during a polluted day in Tianjin, China, December 19, 2016. Photo: Reuters
Children release balloons during a demonstration in solidarity with the children of Syrian city of Aleppo, in Istanbul, Turkey, December 18, 2016. Photo: Reuters
A man decorates a church ahead of Christmas celebrations in Ahmedabad, India December 18, 2016. Photo: Reuters
A Jewish man covered in a prayer shawl, prays in the Jewish settler outpost of Amona in the West Bank December 18, 2016. Photo: Reuters
Participants, wearing Santa Claus outfits, take part in a charity race in benefit of the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation in Madrid, Spain, December 17, 2016. Photo: Reuters
A performer practices her mermaid swim next to a shark in an aquarium after graduating from a mermaid workshop in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China December 16, 2016. Photo: Reuters
A heron looks for food in Ichhamati River. Photo: Saiful Islam
Two fishermen walk across a mustard field on the bank of Ichhamati River. Photo: Saiful Islam
Two men on a boat going for fishing in Ichhamati River in the winter morning. Photo: Saiful Islam
Sunrise over a small Gypsy abode (Bede Palli) on Ichhamati River. Photo: Saiful Islam
Two birds seen on the background of a moon-like pale sun amid fog over Ichhamati River. Photo: Saiful Islam