Offbeat photos from the week: Dec 12 to 18

Here is a compilation of photographs from across the country shot by our lensmen this week.

Here is a compilation of photographs from across the country shot by our lensmen this week. Children cycle to tuition classes as a thick layer of fog engulfed a village road near Nischintakoili area in Cuttack. (Photo | Debadatta Mallick, EPS) 

Swiss national Dimi Mimi has been travelling across the globe on a bicycle since 2015 to explore different cultures. A French teacher by profession, Dimi stopped over in Kochi recently. (Photo | A Sanesh, EPS)

A labourer takes a nap on the tyres of the racing track at NTR Marg in Hyderabad. (Photo | RVK Rao)

Lions seem to be relaxing in front of their enclosure in Sri Venkateswara Zoological Park in Tirupati. (Photo | Madhav K, EPS)

A lady takes a selfie in front of the English Church at Nadakkavu, Kozhikode. (Photo | E Gokul, EPS)

Sculptors carve a design as part of the beautification drive in Bhubaneswar, ahead of the Hockey World Cup. (Photo | Shamim Qureshy, EPS)

Student artists share lunch during the district-level 'Kalai Thituvila' art festival in Tiruchy. (Photo | M k Ashok Kumar, EPS)

Students dress up as Santa Claus during an event at Anglo Indian Boys Higher Secondary School in Chennai. (Photo | Ashwin Prasath, EPS)

A fire and rescue services official rescue a man who attempted suicide by jumping into a river in Thodupuzha, Kerala. (Photo | Shiyami)

A 70ft giant cutout of Lionel Messi erected by Argentina fans at Chellanam in Kochi. Standard cutouts of coach LionelnScaloni and other players are also seen. (Photo | T P Sooraj, EPS)

An elderly man sleeps alongside a stray dog on the footpath at Thampanoor in Thiruvananthapuram. (Photo | B P Deepu, EPS)