The mitotic spindle extends from the poles and attaches ... metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. While mitosis is taking place, there is no cell growth and all of the cellular energy is focused ...

Although technically not part of mitosis, cytokinesis often occurs concurrently with telophase ... the mitotic spindle, ...

Other spindle fibers do not attach to chromosomes ... and then "walk" toward the end of the microtubules. Mitosis ends with telophase, or the stage at which the chromosomes reach the poles.