In Pictures: India This Week

People rush to fill their vessels from a water tanker following acute water shortage, in Chennai, on 22 June.

(Photo: PTI)

Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week, from 22 to 28 June 2019.

Onlookers gather as a slum area catches fire, in Amritsar, on 27 June 2019.

In this photo taken with a fish eye lens, Indian cricket fans cheer for their team during the Cricket World Cup match between India and West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on 27 June. 

An LGBTQ community member showcases designs of a jewellery house in Kolkata, on 27 June.

A view of a charred compartment of 18005 Howrah- Jagdalpur Samaleswari Express that got derailed, in Rayagada, on 25 June. At least two passengers died in the accident. 

A herd of spotted deer inside an enclosure at Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden following a rainfall, in Guwahati, on 26 June.

Pedestrians protect themselves with an umbrella during a downpour in the hill-station of Shimla on 24 June.

A worker repairs a wall using traditional material and techniques during the restoration of Mumtaz Mahal at Red Fort premises, in New Delhi, on 24 June.

A Naga Sadhu wears rudraksh malas as he stands on one foot at Kamakhya temple on the occasion of annual Ambubachi festival, in Guwahati, on 22 June.

Fishes lie dead in ground because of prolonged heatwave in the state and lack of rainfall, at Selva Chinthamani lake at Selvapuram in Coimbatore on 22 June.

Commuters wade through a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall, in Patna on 22 June.