This week in photos: Siberian ice blasting, silver kids and mystery monolith in Spain

The vessel Skorpion, which is under construction, was heeled, Leningrad region, March 30

An ice blasting operation takes place on the Biya River, Biysky District, the eastern part of the region. The Russian Emergencies Ministry estimates the amount of snow accumulated in the upper reaches of the Biya and Katun Rivers to be three times the norm, which in case of a warm spell constitutes a risk of flooding, April 1

A man competes in a reindeer sled race during a celebration marking the centenary of the village of Krasnoshchelye on the Ponoi River in the centre of the Kola Peninsula, in Arctic Russia, March 27

LDPR Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky views Body Words, an exhibition of posed human bodies preserved through plastination, at VDNKh, Moscow, April 1

A newsstand employee wears bunny ears in anticipation of Easter in Times Square, New York City, March 29

A guard holds a sign advising visitors to wear their protective face mask, Bangkok, March 30

A health worker from St Thomas' hospital stands behind a wall being painted in hearts as a memorial to all those who have died so far in the UK from COVID-19, London, March 29

Men dig graves at the Valle de Chalco cemetery during the new coronavirus pandemic on the outskirts of Mexico City, March 31

Youths, who covered themselves from head to toe in silver paint to become 'manusia silver' (silvermen), as part of their act to make a living, laugh as they ride on the back of a truck in Jakarta, March 31

Hindu devotees take part in 'Huranga', a game played between men and women a day after Holi, the festival of colors, at Dauji temple near the northern city of Mathura, March 30

Anti-coup protesters use slingshots and pelt stones towards approaching security forces, Yangon, Myanmar, March 28

Cats are pictured at Ernesto's sanctuary for cats in Idlib, March 28

View of a metallic monolith that appeared on Sa Conca beach, in the town of Castell-Platja d'Aro, March 30