News in Pics, November 1: Best photos from around the world

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi speaks during a public meeting ahead of Telangana Assembly elections, at Kollapur in Nagarkurnool district.

People participate in a Halloween festival, in Kolkata.

A farmer burns paddy stubble at a field, near Jalandhar.

A woman poses for photos showing her hands decorated with henna ahead of 'Karva Chauth' festival, in Nagpur.

An emergency worker inspects damage caused by rockets fired from Gaza that struck a residential area in Ashdod.

The Highland Fire, a wind- driven wildfire burns in the hills near Aguanga, California.

Apples are picked at an apple grower in Dreumel, Netherlands.