NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Friday visited Mumbai's Sassoon Dock to review the facility and meet local fishermen over their long-standing grievances. (PIC/ASHISH RAJE)

Dark, sticky tar balls were spotted strewn across Mumbai's Juhu Beach after the afternoon high tide on Friday. Heavy machinery and tractors were deployed to clear the affected stretches of sand as cleanup operations got underway. Here are some visuals captured by mid-day.com photojournalist SATEJ SHINDE