A stork's face, with wide beady eyes, can be seen peering into a cut out section of a large orange Halloween pumpkin from a camera inside. In the background, another stork is standing on one leg surrounded by grass and trees.

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As the clocks go back this weekend, the city is gearing up for Halloween with pumpkin cams and pirate skeletons.

Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm has placed a camera hidden inside a pumpkin into its enclosures to capture some of its animals in a new light.

There was more animal fun at a care home in South Gloucestershire when goats, a rabbit and hamsters visited residents.

And there was plenty of colour on display as people celebrated the festival of light Diwali at the Hindu temple in Redfield.

Two meerkats looking into the smile cut out of a large orange Halloween pumpkin. A webcam inside the pumpkin has captured the image.

[Noah’s Ark Zoo]

Trick or treat: With Pumpkinfest in full swing at Noah’s Ark Zoo Farm, a pumpkin cam has been set up to get a spooky view of some of the animals.

The zoo farm is taking requests on which enclosure the pumpkin cam should be set up in next.

A woman in period costume sitting in front of a dressing table mirror. She has her hair done up and is wearing a small bonnet with feathers, as she looks at her reflection. To her right is a woman holding a walkie talkie. In the background can be seen a church altar beneath three large stained glass windows.

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On film: Over the summer Bristol was a stand-in for a number of locations for Channel 5’s period drama The Forsytes.

The show, which premiered on Monday, saw Bristol’s Christmas Steps transformed into Montmartre in Paris.

All Saints Lane, Denmark Street, Hobbs Lane, Orchard Lane, Frog Lane and Frogmore Street were all stand-ins for London’s busy Soho streets.

An old arched bridge and a road crossing low lying grassland. There is a small stream running under the bridge.

[Ian Knox]

Lost bridge: Water levels in the Chew Valley Lake reservoir have dropped in recent weeks, exposing an old road and bridge that is usually underwater.

In the 1950s, more than 5,000 trees, 70 miles (112km) of hedgerow and the hamlet of Moreton were cleared so the area could be flooded to create the lake.

Skeleton crew: Mark Davenport, who creates displays for Comicon and Horrorcon events across the UK, has spent a week creating his Halloween display on Thicket Road, in Staple Hill, out of “recycled bits” he said he already had.

A white goat stands on a reign between an female elderly care home resident and its male handler. There are other care home residents looking on in the background.

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Udder joy: Keith the goat, Barney the donkey, one-eared rabbit Peter, and hamsters Cookie and Cream were taken to Grace Care Centre in Thornbury to meet some of the residents there.

The animals were taken inside the home to meet residents not able to get outside.

A splash of colour: A 19m (62ft) mural has been unveiled in a city centre to celebrate efforts by social enterprises to support the homeless community.

The mural at the People’s Republic of Stokes Croft highlights groups that support the homeless in the city, such as The Big Issue and BillyChip, and signposts people to a fundraiser that hopes to raise money for Help Bristol’s Homeless.

Diwali celebrations: Hundreds of people gathered at the Hindu Temple in Redfield to celebrate the festival of light this week.

The word Diwali means ‘rows of lighted lamps’. It is celebrated by Hindu people across the world.

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