The multi-award-winning British actor Sally Hawkins is revered for the astonishing depth of her characters, and well-known for preferring to avoid publicity at any cost. In our cover this week, she talks to @moshakis about fantasy, anxiety — and why not everything in life needs to be so serious. Also in this issue: how city farms nurtured a generation of urban kids; why we all love a tacky souvenir magnet; and @nigelslater’s warming Halloween feast. Out on Sunday with the Observer 📰 📸: Billy Kidd