It was the best of times and the worst of times, this last week in India. Floods in the northeast and a cyclone on the east coast dampened a week when a football pageant was launched to inspire Indians to take to the beautiful game. It was also a week of ironies when at a time both Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged serious firepower at the LOC, two extraordinary citizens from both countries won the Nobel peace prize. Here's all the news in pictures

Indian Air Force IAF Jaguar jets release flares during an air display at the Air Force Day parade at the Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad.

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg announces the Internet.org Innovation Challenge in India in New Delhi.