Indian dancers perform during the inauguration of the 18th Kolkata International Film Festival in Kolkata. More than 185 films from 63 countries will be screened during the eight-day film festival which was inaugurated by Bollywood film actors Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachhan with others and the chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee. (AFP)

Russia’s Vera Bazarova and Yuri Larionov perform during the pairs free skating program at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup in Moscow. (Reuters)

British skipper Samantha Davies sails after crossing the starting line of the Vendee Globe sailing race off the Atlantic coast of the town of Les Sables d’Olonne, western France. (AP)

Children color on The My Little Pony Coloring Book at The Hub’s Playdate Premiere Party in New York. The extra large coloring book was measured for the Guinness Book of World Records. (AP)

Tiananmen Gate is reflected in a puddle after heavy rainfall in Beijing. The week-long Communist Party Congress, held every five years, will end with a transition of power to Vice President Xi Jinping, who will govern for the coming decade amid growing pressure for reform of the communist regime’s iron-clad grip on power. (AFP)

Indian artist Harwinder Singh Gill gives final touches to his new creation, an image of U.S. President Barack Obama made with vegetables, in the northern Indian city of Amritsar. (Reuters)

Actors dressed as Roman Centurions parade on the red carpet for Benur during the Rome International Film Festival in Rome. (AFP)

Somali civilians are seen at Lido Beach, a popular destination on a Friday which is a traditional day of rest, at the Somali capital Mogadishu, November 9, 2012.

Notre Dame Fighting Irish forward Natalie Achonwa (11) works to pull down a rebound against the Ohio State Buckeyes during the Carrier Classic college basketball game being played on board the U.S.S. Yorktown in Charleston, South Carolina on November 9, 2012. (Reuters)

Military personnel and volunteers wipe off condensation in an attempt to dry the damp court before the start of the men’s NCAA college basketball game between Ohio State and Marquette in the Carrier Classic aboard the USS Yorktown in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, November 9, 2012. (AP)

British actor John Rhys-Davies, left, and Hungarian actor Ivan Kamaras have a chat during the shooting of a scene of the film Ice Age 2 at the 86th Szolnok Helicopter Base in Szolnok, 100 km southeast of Budapest, Hungary, November 9, 2012. (AP)