CodeIgniter Images
You need an image tag. The CodeIgniter way to do it is:
<tr> <td><img src="<?= base_url(); ?>images/<?= $item->img ?>.jpg" /></td> <td><?php echo $item->title ?></td></tr>
Try it, and check View -> Source to make sure the syntax of the image element reads like this once its been rendered into html:
<img src="http://mysite.com/images/myimage.jpg" />
You need an image element!!! Im not sure what your $item object looks like but try this
<tr> <td><img src="/images/<?php echo $item->img ?>.jpg"></td> <td><?php echo $item->title ?></td></tr>