A selection of some of the best pictures taken this week by photographers of the Times of Malta.
The budget case is carried by Finance Minister Edward Scicluna as he makes his way to parliament before delivering the second budget speech of this legislature on November 4. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna poses with the budget case as he arrives at parliament to present the 2014 Budget speech at the Palace in Valletta on November 4. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna presents the 2014 Budget speech in parliament at the Palace in Valletta on November 4. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Syrian shipwreck survivor Haider, 4, waits with his father to check in for a flight to Sicily at Malta International Airport on November 6. Both refugees were rescued and brought to Malta after their boat capsized 60 miles south of Lampedusa last month, leaving between 50 and 200 Syrian and Palestinian migrants dead. They went to Sicily to be reunited with Haider's seven-year-old brother, who had been taken to Lampedusa after the shipwreck. His two other brothers and mother remain missing, believed drowned. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Syrian shipwreck survivor Haider, 4, talks on a phone as a police officer hands boarding passes to his father Hatim Shabar (L), after checking in for a flight to Sicily at Malta International Airport on November 6. Both refugees were rescued and brought to Malta after their boat capsized 60 miles south of Lampedusa last month, leaving between 50 and 200 Syrian and Palestinian migrants dead, according to local media. They went to Sicily to be reunited with Haider's seven-year-old brother, who had been taken to Lampedusa after the shipwreck. His two other brothers and mother remain missing, believed drowned. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
A man and woman carefully place flowers on a grave at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery as hundreds paid respects to their loved ones at the start of November, known as the month of the dead, on November 3. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
The Police Corps pay tribute to fallen officers on the day after All Souls Day at a memorial service at Santa Maria Addolorata Cemetery on November 3. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
An Opel Corsa attempts to cross Valley Road just after heavy rain on November 1. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
Two men wade across Valley Road in Msida after a torrential downpour brought heavy flooding all over the Maltese islands on November 5. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Grey herons take flight at the Is-Simar Nature Reserve as Birdlife Malta celebrated the start of the new winter season, where the public will be able to visit the reserves in Xemxija and Ghadira every weekend between November and May, on November 3. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
A grey heron braces itself to land at the Is-Simar Nature Reserve in Xemxija on November 3. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
A visitor carries his child along the nature trail at the Is-Simar Nature Reserve in Xemxija on November 3. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
A student walks past a window bearing the university ‘s emblem at the University of Malta in Tal-Qroqq on October 31. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Under menacing clouds, tourists visit the Upper Barrakka Gardens in Valletta on November 4. Photo: Jason Borg
A woman crosses a bridge leading to a block of apartments on Fountain Street in Valletta on November 6. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Vittoriosa’s Ryan Gilmour Cassar (L) and Naxxar’s Oscar Guerrero (R) battle for the ball during their Premier League football match at Tedesco Stadium on November 3. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Naxxar’s Angus Buhagiar (L) and Clive Spiteri (R) of Vittoriosa tussle for possession during their Premier League football match at Tedesco Stadium on November 3. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Two ball boys run onto the field before the start of the Premier League football match between Birkirkara and Floriana at Tedesco Stadium on November 3. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Birkirkara striker Jhonnattann celebrates scoring his second goal during his side’s 3-1 victory over Floriana during their Premier League football match at Tedesco Stadium on November 3. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
Floriana’s Andre Scicluna (on ground) and Sacha Borg stop Birkirkara’s Terence Vella (C) from surging forward during their Premier League football match at Tedesco Stadium on November 3. Photo: Darrin Zammit Lupi
A group of tourists sit on a bench eating there snacks in Merchant Street, Valletta, on October 30. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
The sun breaks through the clouds in Valletta, after heavy showers on November 1. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Buildings are lit by rays of sun breaking through the clouds after heavy showers on November 1. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Finance Minister, Edward Scicluna makes his final preparations to the budget at the Finance Ministry on November 2. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Finance Minister Edward Scicluna discusses the budget with members of his staff a few days before presenting the 2014 Budget to Parliament on November 2. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Valletta’s Aziz Corr Nyang (left) makes his way past Tarxien’s Ryan Sammut during their Premier League match at the Centenary Stadium, Ta’Qali on November 2. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Tarxien’s Luca Martinelli heads the ball beating Valletta’s Abdelkarim Nafti during their premiership Premier League match at the Centenary Stadium, Ta Qali on November 2. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Prime Minister, Dr Joseph Muscat addresses the press after the 2014 Budget was presented to members of Parliament on November 4. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli
Prime Minister, Dr Joseph Muscat, accompanied by Finance Minister Edward Scicluna address the press after the 2014 Budget was presented to members of Parliament on November 4. Photo: Matthew Mirabelli