Bristol in pictures: It's home sweet home

Our weekly picture round-up from across Bristol is all about celebrating.

A pair of Olympians were given a hero's welcome when they returned from Paris, and across the city students were celebrating their A-Level results.

And on Saturday, Bristol City fans left happy after seeing a victory in a game that swung back and forth multiple times.

Nice to be back: Kate Shortman and Isabelle Thorpe rightly got the red carpet treatment on their return to Bristol after securing silver medals in the artistic swimming competition at the Paris Olympics.

(Also) Nice to be back: Bristol City won an incredible contest at Ashton Gate on Saturday, beating Millwall 4-3 in their first home game of the season. Scott Twine scored the late winner after it looked like City might lose at one point, having been 2-0 up before going 3-2 down.

Incredible: People across the West got the chance to see the Northern Lights on Monday night, as the incredible sight was visible across England. Sam Binding took this picture over the Clifton Suspension Bridge.

A bird's eye view: How do you encapsulate an event as spectacular as the Bristol Balloon Fiesta in one image? Hard to do, but local photographer Paul Box may have done just that with this incredible picture taken from the basket of a balloon that had just taken off.

The future's bright: Students from Bristol education provider Boomsatsuma were among those celebrating their exam results this week. The Millennium-Square based college reflects the city's creative spirit, offering courses such as film and TV production, photography and courses working with gaming and virtual reality.

Heatwave: Early in the week temperatures climbed again, and this single rower took to the water of the harbourside, gliding past the SS Great Britain.

All smiles: Gloucestershire players celebrate Josh Shaw taking the wicket of Ian Holland of Leicestershire at the county ground in Bristol on Wednesday. Sadly for the hosts, the visitors won the contest by four wickets.

A huge move: Parcel delivery firm EVRI, which is responsible for some 700million packages a year, will be the new tenant of this huge building at Central Approach in Avonmouth. The building is let by Trebor and Hillwood, and will become EVRI's distribution hub for the region.