Make way the birds are coming: Santragachi, India: A boatman pushes his canoe with a pole while he ferries Indian labourers removing water hyacinths and other invasive plants from the Santragachi Jheel (lake) in Santragachi. The labourers were hired by local residents to clear the lake for the forthcoming winter, when migratory birds from Siberia, China, Russia and the Himalayas take flight to the region pics/AFP