Your effort brings more fruit harvest finally. Due to the cyclone, it was good decision collected fruits from the trees. It would be reduce damages to the houses. Papaya trees not much stronger.
wrapping them in newspapers ripens them fast - they need hot climate and in winter, wrapping few newspapers will do the trick.
According my father, we also follow the same trick for ripe papaya fruits. You have collected so much fruits from the garden. So no need to by them sooner from the market.
Ya, at least it will serve me a week.