A selection of some of the best pictures by the photographers of the Times of Malta this week.
Restaurant owner Marvin Gauci releases his donated rescue shark Eleanor into a pool at the aquarium in Qawra on September 12. The shark escaped death after the restaurant owner realised she was still breathing at a fish shop and took her and placed her in his aquarium. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Children stare at some of the fish in tanks at the new aquarium in Qawra on September 12. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
A black tip reef shark swims around the main tank at the new aquarium in Qawra on September 12. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
A sea horse glides through the water of one of the tanks at the Malta National Aquarium in Qawra on September 12. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli[
Hundreds of dead fish were spotted floating in the saline marshland known as Il-Magħluq in Marsascala on September 13. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
Workers get to grips with the smelly task of clearing away the dead fish which were found floating in the saline marshland known as I l-Magħluq, Marsascala on September 13. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
Matthew Saliba crawls along the sand at Ghjan Tuffieha Bay on September 13, in preparation for the Tough Mudders challenge. The race which takes place on 21st September sees competitors race a distance of 21km climbing over walls and through various obstacles. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Luke Dimech, 34, Matthew Saliba, 32, train at Għajn Tuffieħa for the Tough Mudders challenge – a gruelling obstacle course designed by the UK Special Forces – on September 13. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Malta avoided the bottom spot in the Waterpolo Euro Junior Championships after beating Belarus 14-12 in extra time at the National Pool on September 14. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
A crowd gathers around the Żabbar parish priest as he prepares to bless thousands of pilgrims riding bicycle and motorcycles to the town in honour of Our Lady of Graces on September 15. Photo: Ian Pace
A little girl hitches a ride on the front of a four wheel bicycle during the annual pilgrimage for bicycles and motorcycles on September 14. The pilgrimage ends in front of Zabbar parish church where the parish priest blesses all those taking part. Photo: Ian Pace
Shezyan Zammit smiles to the crowd inside San Ġwann parish church on September 15. The five-year old was given special permission by the church to receive her first Holy Communion earlier than normal ahead of treatment to remove a brain tumour. Photo: Ian Pace
Five-year-old Shezyan Zammit receives her First Holy Communion at San Gwann parish on September 15, after the Church granted the little girl special permission to have her Holy Communion earlier than usual ahead of chemotherapy to remove a brain tumour next month. Photo: Ian Pace
Karl Azzopardi, shareholder of Golden Travel Club Ltd, operator of Fantasy Tours, leaves court on September 16, after the first sitting of a case in which the main shareholders of Golden Travel Club Ltd, Karl Azzopardi and his wife Audrey, are calling on the civil court to wind down the company due to its inability to repay its debts. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Five cars were damaged but no one was hurt when a karozzin horse bolted near Fort St Elmo in Valletta on September 16. The police said the horse was tied to a horse cab shelter but ripped the strap and fled, despite attempts to hold it back by the 35-year-old cab driver. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Four dismembered cat paws are nailed to an upside-down cross and hung from a statue of St Mary in Mosta on September 16. The town has had a spate of animal killings over the past two years with the latest incident involving eight paws and a tail. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
British volunteers participate in BirdLife Malta’s Raptor Camp at Tal-Virtu at dawn on September 17. The volunteers help to protect migrating birds by deterring illegal hunting and reporting illegalities to the Maltese authorities. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
A large hole in the perimeter wall of a boat house in Armier after an explosion which destroyed furniture and electrical equipment on September 17. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
A member of the Armed Forces of Malta chats to a policeman whilst Jason Azzopardi, opposition Home Affairs spokesman address the press on recent Army promotions on September 17. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
A plane passenger waits at the bus stop at Malta International Airport after Air Malta had to cancel two flights and delay others on September 17 due to half of its pilots scheduled to be on duty that day called in sick. Photo: Jason Borg