A woman sorts tobacco leaves at the Cohiba cigar factory “El Laguito” in Havana September 10, 2012. (Photo by Desmond Boylan/Reuters)

A table and chair the size of a house have been captivating visitors to north London's Hampstead Heath. The 30ft (9m) sculpture, The Writer, will be on Parliament Hill for four months before returning to Italy.

An octopus is filmed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ship Okeanos Explorer and its robotic sub. (Photo by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)

A model walks the runway during the John Galliano Ready to Wear Autumn/Winter 2011/2012 show during Paris Fashion Week on March 6, 2011 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images). PARIS, FRANCE – MARCH 06

A Libyan rebel fires on a government jet as a natural gas facility burns on the frontline on March 9, 2011 near Ras Lanuf, Libya. The rebels pushed back government troops loyal to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi towards Ben Jawat.

Lizzy Cundy attends the UK premiere of The Eagle held at The Empire Leicester Square on March 9, 2011 in London, England.

Dinara Safina of Russia hits a backhand in her match against Arantxa Parra Santonja of Spain during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden on March 10, 2011 in Indian Wells, California.