Normally the timing belt should sit right in the middle of the cam gear when the motor is running.
If it doesn't, there could be several causes but you would have to take it all apart to find out.
From looking at your pic, the edge of the belt looks to be level with the inside edge of the cam gear, so the noise you are hearing could be caused by the inside of the belt rubbing something. (The water pump housing is very close)
But if that's what is causing the sound there should be damage visible on the inside edge of the belt if you look carefully.