Europe's week in pictures

A watery thread runs through some of this week's pictures from Europe - from the fountains of Milan to the arrival of a Russian submarine in Scotland. As usual, the animal world also features.

As the floodwaters of the Lena receded, children returned to the ruins of Lensk

A heatwave in Western Europe led this cyclist to cool down among the fountains of Milan

The British aircraft carrier Illustrious arrived in Oslo, to coincide with a visit to Norway by Queen Elizabeth II...

... while the German cruise liner Europa arrived in Hamburg from Malaga...

... and the Vologda became the first Russian submarine to visit the home base of the UK's nuclear deterrent

Far away, cyclists in the Tour of Italy race crossed the river Isonzo near Bled in Slovenia...

... while the first section of a new bridge over the Danube was moved into place near Esztergom in Hungary

Bullfighting helper Juan de los Reyes was flipped by a bull during a fight in Madrid's Las Ventas arena

Weird: This cow was decorated in Delft blue as part of a school project on design in Roosteren, Holland

Even weirder: A double eggshell laid in Babolna, 100 km (62 miles) west of Budapest, Hungary